The Way to Make Wine : How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home / Sheridan Warrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warrick, Sheridan, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wine and wine making--Amateurs' manuals.

Wine and wine making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Can you change a tire? Then you can make wine. This according to Sheridan Warrick, Berkeley author of The Way to Make Wine, a step-by-step guide for home vintners. Warrick walks readers through each step of the process, explaining in plain English crushing, the Brix scale, fermentation, racking and bottling. The second part of the book is a how-to on fine-tuning the process. Along the way Warrick includes tips, sidebars and sources for grapes and other supplies. And even if you never bottle a drop, you'll come away with a greater appreciation of what goes into your glass."-San Francisco ChronicleThe Way to Make Wine reveals everything needed to make delicious wines-both reds and whites-from start to finish. Rich with insider know-how, this book divulges the many practical advances made in the past few decades and demonstrates that do-it-yourself winemaking is now simpler and more rewarding than ever. Straightforward illustrations of key tools and steps help make this book one-stop shopping for wine lovers, beer brewers, avid cooks, or anyone who's ever dreamed of producing table wines at home. This updated and expanded edition features: * new how-to illustrations * tips and techniques from accomplished professional winemakers * up-to-date information on the rewards and challenges of running natural wine fermentations * fresh ways to apply your home-brewing knowledge to make remarkable reds and whites Providing concise, clear, and practical guidance, Sheridan Warrick shows that making your own wine is not only easy but also a pleasure.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations and Tables

Introduction. Real Wine, Real Enjoyment

Part One. Success with Reds and Whites

Part Two. Making Even Better Wine

Suppliers and Laboratories

Further Reading

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

0-520-96129-3

OCLC:

1102797969