Wine Making: Homemade Wine from Vine or Kit
The dream of many wine connoisseurs is to own a vineyard. Unfortunately, not everyone can establish a full-scale winery. For those interested in making wine on a more manageable scale, the Wine Making Web Guide outlines how to grow grapes in a small garden, or make wine with kits and presses. You’ll also learn about viniculture, including grape growing and harvesting, fermenting and farm financing.
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Starting a Vineyard
Whether you have a large amount of land or just a simple garden, these resources are full of worthwhile advice for starting a vineyard and making wine at home.
Insights for Starting a Vineyard
- If you’re unsure of a viniculture term, visit this wine glossary for clarification.
- Climate change has altered the way grapes grow. For a general overview, see “Climate change in the vineyards."
- People interested in starting a vineyard or growing grapes in a garden can benefit from reading “From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine.”
Top Sites for Starting a Vineyard
For a basic look at wine farming and harvesting …
Adopt a Grape
takes you through the grape-harvesting process in a series of video tutorials. Watch the plant bud break, flower and undergo a green harvest. You’ll also see the veraison, harvest, fermentation, pressing and barrel-aging procedures.
For information about vineyard land requirements for starting a vineyard …
Professional Friends of Wine
offers a detailed article on viniculture. Learn about land requirements for grape growing, and which vine families grow best in specific climates.
For information on financing a vineyard …
The Texas Winegrape Network
hosts a number of academic articles on the viniculture process. Visit the Starting a Winery page to learn about viniculture and finance. Although the site focuses on Texas vineyards, much of the information is applicable elsewhere.
The Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
(AgMRC) provides an overview of the wine industry, and business development information on operating an agricultural business.
For step-by-step instructions on starting and managing a vineyard …
The University of California, Davis
details the week-by-week procedures that go into a year of wine planting and harvesting. Although this process is tailored for the California climate, it summarizes the necessary steps that apply universally.
To label your bottles…
Stoney Creek Wine Press
helps home wine makers and large vineyards design labels for their wine. Select from a number of templates or submit your own design.
Wine News
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Selling Wine
If you’re interested in selling the wine you’ve produced, use these resources to learn ... read more »
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