http://lovingrapes.com/101-recipes-for-making-wild-wines-at-home-a-step-by-step-guide-to-using-herbs-fruits-and-flowers/ Grape Vines for Sale, Moscato Wine Kit Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:32:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://lovingrapes.com/101-recipes-for-making-wild-wines-at-home-a-step-by-step-guide-to-using-herbs-fruits-and-flowers/comment-page-1/#comment-208 R. Zemanski Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:32:44 +0000 http://lovingrapes.com/101-recipes-for-making-wild-wines-at-home-a-step-by-step-guide-to-using-herbs-fruits-and-flowers/#comment-208 Being a wine lover, I just had to read this book and I wasn't disappointed. Packed full of interesting stories and advice from amateur wine makers, it answered just about any question I had (or didn't even know I had) about winemaking. The book carefully guides the reader through the winemaking process from the equipment you need (and why you need it) to 10 troubleshooting tips in case things go awry ("my wine smells like dirt or "my white wine is turning red"). <br />After reading this book, the most surprising point to me is that you really don't need a ton of equipment or huge barrels in your basement to make a good bottle of wine. You can even use buckets (just make sure they are sanitized). <br />Selecting the ingredients is where the fun begins. The author, John Peragine, provides recipes using everything from frozen concentrate grape juice and sugar to rice and raisins. Just as the title eludes to, there are some wild wines to be created -- made from fruits, vegetables, grains and even flowers. Some of the recipes are surprisingly easy and others are more complex, but they all give you precise step-by-step instructions. <br />I feel like I've become friends with Peragine and if I knew his phone number, I wouldn't even hesitate to call him for advice in the middle of the process! But, I probably wouldn't need to, because I'm sure the answer is in this book. Rating: 5 / 5 Being a wine lover, I just had to read this book and I wasn’t disappointed. Packed full of fascinating tales and advice from amateur wine makers, it answered just about any question I had (or didn’t even know I had) about winemaking. The book carefully guides the reader through the winemaking process from the equipment you need (and why you need it) to 10 troubleshooting tips in case things go awry (“my wine smells like dirt or “my white wine is turning red”).

After reading this book, the most surprising point to me is that you really don’t need a ton of equipment or huge barrels in your basement to make a excellent bottle of wine. You can even use buckets (just make sure they are sanitized).

Selecting the ingredients is where the fun starts. The author, John Peragine, provides recipes using everything from frozen concentrate grape juice and sugar to rice and raisins. Just as the title eludes to, there are some wild wines to be made — made from fruits, vegetables, grains and even flowers. Some of the recipes are surprisingly simple and others are more complex, but they all give you precise step-by-step instructions.

I feel like I’ve become friends with Peragine and if I knew his phone number, I wouldn’t even hesitate to call him for advice in the middle of the process! But, I probably wouldn’t need to, because I’m sure the answer is in this book.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]>