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I recommend a few books since no one book seems to have everything. I really like Emile Peynaud’s Knowing and Making Wine. I also use C.S. Ough’s Winemaking Basics and Jeff Cox’s From Vines to Wines. Good luck.
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I recommend a few books since no one book seems to have everything. I really like Emile Peynaud’s Knowing and Making Wine. I also use C.S. Ough’s Winemaking Basics and Jeff Cox’s From Vines to Wines. Good luck.
Although it is relatively dated now I have found that Wagner’s "Grapes Into Wine" continues to be a very useful (with some interesting historical chapters) work, especially the sections on chemical analysis which are very well-written for the layman. Dan — — "If food is the body of good living, wine is its soul" — — Clifton Fadiman, American editor and writer. — 1904-? —
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Dear sage participants of the newsgroup, I have been brewing beer for a number of years and have made many batches of mead. I wish to start making more wines, but am ignorant of the fine points of the art. Could you please recommend some book titles? Because of my mead and beer experience I’m not a rank amateur and so I’m not interested in beginners books. Rather I am looking for titles that are comprehensive and fairly technical. Thank you Jim Buttitta
Have a look at ‘The Pan Book of Wine and Beer Making’ by Ben Turner ISBN 0 330 28245 X. The copy I have is the Third Edition published in 1985 (and by now well thumbed) but I am aware that it has been republished since then. I have found it useful because he provides methods and recipes for producing differing types of wines from, not only grapes, but fruit vegetables and grains. The Parsnip Wine is a real knockout believe me! Regards Neil Hurst
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Jim, I have quite a few winemaking books, but the one I found most usefull is "Grapes Into Wine" by Philip Wagner. This book covers all the basics, gives history, and takes you through the entire winemaking process. I started brewing beer too. And, while there are many similarities in techniques, winemaking can get more complicated. For example, red and white fermenting processes are very different. And, there are a number of other factors that can affect the quality and taste. Another book I found usefull is "Modern Winemaking" by Philip Jackish. His book goes more into the finer details of quality wine production and is for small scale professional winemakers as well as advanced amateurs. Hope this helps. =David= – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Dear sage participants of the newsgroup, I have been brewing beer for a number of years and have made many batches of mead. I wish to start making more wines, but am ignorant of the fine points of the art. Could you please recommend some book titles? Because of my mead and beer experience I’m not a rank amateur and so I’m not interested in beginners books. Rather I am looking for titles that are comprehensive and fairly technical. Thank you Jim Buttitta
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I have been brewing beer for a number of years and have made many batches of mead. I wish to start making more wines, but am ignorant of the fine points of the art. Could you please recommend some book titles? Because of my mead and beer experience I’m not a rank amateur and so I’m not interested in beginners books. Rather I am looking for titles that are comprehensive and fairly technical.
"Grapes Into Wine" by Philip Wagner. It gets into detail *without* costing $100. — Bryan for more info check out the rec.crafts.winemaking FAQ: http://www.pobox.com/~malak/rcw.faq
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Try Progressive Winemaking by Peter Duncan & Bryan Acton — Phil Mathis/General Manager http://www.homebrewadventures.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Dear sage participants of the newsgroup, I have been brewing beer for a number of years and have made many batches of mead. I wish to start making more wines, but am ignorant of the fine points of the art. Could you please recommend some book titles? Because of my mead and beer experience I’m not a rank amateur and so I’m not interested in beginners books. Rather I am looking for titles that are comprehensive and fairly technical. Thank you Jim Buttitta
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