Wine Makers Institute
Fairacres Winery
Wine Making Articles
Today there are many thousands of enthusiasts making wines many of which are comparable, or even better than, commercial products. Standards are steadily rising and many winemakers are making wines of such high quality, that they are only too happy to share them with absolute pride.
A glass of home made wine is a tradition of old American hospitality that your guests will always appreciate. However, remember the virtues of moderation ... home made wines are often surprisingly high in alcohol content.
You can start by using your own fresh fruit or that gathered from the many pick-your-own orchards and fields that are open to town dwellers, where there are many fruits to choose from. First-class kit wines can also be made by using grape concentrate that is available from your local home winemaking retailer.
By using grape concentrates, you can make wine that originates in many parts of the world, bringing to your table a truly international flavor. You can choose to make dry or sweet wines, light or full bodied, white, rose or red.
Winemaking can be a novel experience in its planning, making, tasting and by the sharing with others, adding to the joy of having a good time with good company.
Nowadays, the quality of home made wines are better than ever.
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Kit Wines
Your First Wine from a Kit
Everyone knows that good grapes make world-class wine. But in recent years, the quality of kit wines has improved enough to impress even the most dedicated fresh-fruit purist... More >>>
Wine Kit First Aid
You: a happy winemaking citizen, going about your lawful fermentation business, enjoying the marvellous convenience and quality that the wine-kit industry has provided you.
Your kit wine: usually a tractable and pleasant beverage, it suddenly turns on you and does something it has never done before. How can this be? What can you do?... More >>>
Meads
Making Wine With Honey
A well rounded article about making Mead or honey wines of various types. Goes over the different meads one can make and then gives several mead recipes and directions for making them....More >>>
Sulphites
Fermentation
Don’t Get Stuck With a “Stuck Fermentation”
The fermentation has become sluggish, or all but stopped. And, you know from the specific gravity reading that you took that there is still lots of sugar left to be consumed by the yeast.... More >>>
Top Ten Reasons For Fermentation Failure
Listed in order from the most common to the least common reasons. Compiled from years of helping home winemakers and finding answers and solutions to their wine making problems... More >>>
Misc.
The Science of Wine Aging
Wine is almost a staple luxury in every country. But have you ever wondered how the science of aging wine came to be? Whether you are a simple wine enthusiast, or are aiming to become a sommelier, it is important to understand the science of aging wines.... More >>>
Allergic to Sulphites? The huge Misconception….
Very, very few people are allergic to sulfites. As with everything in life there are a few exceptions, however; the amount of people who are truly allergic to sulphites in wine are very limited......More >>>
Sulphites: All You Need to Know, And Then Some
OK, sulphites are NOT an evil force, out to rob us of our precious bodily fluids, like some people are apt to believe. ......More >>>