Wine making is a popular activity among wine lovers. The satisfaction you get when you successfully grow your own grapes and make your own wine is unexplainable. Needless to say, most wine lovers who get started in winemaking never grow tired or bored with it. The process of wine making is a complex one, with many pitfalls awaiting the inexperienced. Whether you should buy a wine kit from the local [ Read More ]
Banrock Station has had serious drawbacks during the past 2 centuries. Situated in South Australia, roughly 200km north east from the Adelaide at the Kingston-on-Murray. The people are known to have maintained a close and beneficiary relationship with the environment thus creating a stable wine making system. However beginning with the 1800s Europeans have settled in the region. Their concepts of agriculture have led to a fierce decline in the [ Read More ]
Today the world of wine revolves around two major types of producers. First you have the Old World which consists of France, Italy, Germany and the like. Then you have the New World with New Zealand, South Africa and California. All are among the best in the world. California is a state that has had a troubled past regarding red and white wine making. A series of vine diseases that [ Read More ]
Food and wine pairing has been a highly esteemed practice for many centuries. Naturally, as any long-lasting endeavor, it has evolved into quite an art in and of itself. One general rule is to pair the dishes from one region with the wines they make there. This is a good idea since the people will want to produce things that work well together in the same place rather than have [ Read More ]
I wouldn’t call these the recipes for success, but they provide good information regarding some wine making recipes banking on the fact that you’re either willing to stick to the script, or willing to experiment. The basic idea is to experiment until you get it right, but the recipes have been carefully planned to be easy to understand. You can get the equipment you need in a beginner winemaker’s package, [ Read More ]
This article will break down the steps of wine making. I will guide you through everything you need to know in order to successfully grow wine. Starting from crushing the grapes to the proper fermentation. Harvesting and Destemming Step 1 Harvesting the grapes Harvesting the grapes is either done automatically or by hand. The decision is made by the wine maker factoring the acidity and the level of sugar. Automatic [ Read More ]