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to all, this is my first attempt at a newsgroup posting so bear with me. 
i have recently purchased a basic home winemaking kit and am looking for some good sites for some much needed help. any advice will be appreciated. thanks!
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Two places to look first. There are others. http://home.att.net/~lumeisenman/contents.html http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/index.asp dewey
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – to all, this is my first attempt at a newsgroup posting so bear with me. i have recently purchased a basic home winemaking kit and am looking for some good sites for some much needed help. any advice will be appreciated. thanks!
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dewey, thanks for the info. will check them out. bobalu – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Two places to look first. There are others. http://home.att.net/~lumeisenman/contents.html http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/index.asp dewey to all, this is my first attempt at a newsgroup posting so bear with me. i have recently purchased a basic home winemaking kit and am looking for some good sites for some much needed help. any advice will be appreciated. thanks!
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to all, this is my first attempt at a newsgroup posting so bear with me. i have recently purchased a basic home winemaking kit and am looking for some good sites for some much needed help. any advice will be appreciated. thanks!
Hi Bobalu: Welcome. This should keep you busy for a while…:-)… General Information Sites: http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/1/0,5716,108451+11,00.html – Excellent article on the entire winemaking process from the Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.pobox.com/~malak/rcw.faq – Don Buchan & Meg’s fine FAQ for this newsgroup. Basic Instructional Sites: http://www.wyeastlab.com/education/edwiprod.htm – EXCELLENT basic instructions from the Wyeast yeast company. http://www.sentex.net/~kamil/winemaking.html – Very good instructions from Kamil Juice Company (good use of photos) http://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/WineGrape/Homewine/index.htm – A pretty good pdf book on home winemaking from the folks at UCDavis. http://www.spagnols.com/ – Spagnol’s fine site. From the homepage click on "homebrew handouts" in the upper right, then "wine" from the column on the left, then click on the "making wine from fresh juice" link. (Also; be sure to read all of the other handouts as well). Advanced Sites: http://home.att.net/~lumeisenman/index.html – Lum Eisenman’s outstanding manual for home winemakers. THE BEST winemaking site on the web. BTW, this ng is fortunate to have Lum as one of its resident experts. http://home.pacbell.net/toms/ – Web site of another ng regular: TomS. Tom is our resident expert on the creation of fine California Chardonnay, as well as on the subject of "Debourbage" (the clearing of juice prior to fermentation). http://www.raptoridge.com/oct96.html – Scott Shull, a maker of Burgundian style Pinot Noir at Raptor Ridge Winery gives a very thorough outline of his technique. More Winemaking Links: http://www.clospepe.com/links/winemaking.htm – A good list of links from Wes Hagen’s fine "Clos Pepe" web site. http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/1172/ – Jack Keller’s fine site. Places an emphasis on fruit or "Country" wines. In terms of books, I would recommend that you read the following books, in the following order: _Winemaking: Recipes, Equipment, & Techniques for Making Wine at Home_, Stanley F. Anderson, & Dorothy Anderson. _From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes & Making Your Own Wine__ – Jeff Cox _Grapes into Wine_ – Philip M. Wagner _Modern Winemaking_ – Philip Jackisch _Knowing & Making Wine_ – Emile Peynaud. The seminal work on the subject. A Masterpiece of remarkable depth & expanse. Hope this helps. Prosit: Ed, Odyssey Cellars — The Viticulture FAQ & Glossary – http://www.itsmysite.com/vitfaq "I like on the table, when we’re speaking, The light of a bottle of intelligent wine." -Pablo Neruda
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thanks for the information and yes, indeed it will keep me busy for a while! 
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – to all, this is my first attempt at a newsgroup posting so bear with me. i have recently purchased a basic home winemaking kit and am looking for some good sites for some much needed help. any advice will be appreciated. thanks! Hi Bobalu: Welcome. This should keep you busy for a while…:-)… General Information Sites: http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/1/0,5716,108451+11,00.html – Excellent article on the entire winemaking process from the Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.pobox.com/~malak/rcw.faq – Don Buchan & Meg’s fine FAQ for this newsgroup. Basic Instructional Sites: http://www.wyeastlab.com/education/edwiprod.htm – EXCELLENT basic instructions from the Wyeast yeast company. http://www.sentex.net/~kamil/winemaking.html – Very good instructions from Kamil Juice Company (good use of photos) http://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/WineGrape/Homewine/index.htm – A pretty good pdf book on home winemaking from the folks at UCDavis. http://www.spagnols.com/ – Spagnol’s fine site. From the homepage click on "homebrew handouts" in the upper right, then "wine" from the column on the left, then click on the "making wine from fresh juice" link. (Also; be sure to read all of the other handouts as well). Advanced Sites: http://home.att.net/~lumeisenman/index.html – Lum Eisenman’s outstanding manual for home winemakers. THE BEST winemaking site on the web. BTW, this ng is fortunate to have Lum as one of its resident experts. http://home.pacbell.net/toms/ – Web site of another ng regular: TomS. Tom is our resident expert on the creation of fine California Chardonnay, as well as on the subject of "Debourbage" (the clearing of juice prior to fermentation). http://www.raptoridge.com/oct96.html – Scott Shull, a maker of Burgundian style Pinot Noir at Raptor Ridge Winery gives a very thorough outline of his technique. More Winemaking Links: http://www.clospepe.com/links/winemaking.htm – A good list of links from Wes Hagen’s fine "Clos Pepe" web site. http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/1172/ – Jack Keller’s fine site. Places an emphasis on fruit or "Country" wines. In terms of books, I would recommend that you read the following books, in the following order: _Winemaking: Recipes, Equipment, & Techniques for Making Wine at Home_, Stanley F. Anderson, & Dorothy Anderson. _From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes & Making Your Own Wine__ – Jeff Cox _Grapes into Wine_ – Philip M. Wagner _Modern Winemaking_ – Philip Jackisch _Knowing & Making Wine_ – Emile Peynaud. The seminal work on the subject. A Masterpiece of remarkable depth & expanse. Hope this helps. Prosit: Ed, Odyssey Cellars — The Viticulture FAQ & Glossary – http://www.itsmysite.com/vitfaq "I like on the table, when we’re speaking, The light of a bottle of intelligent wine." -Pablo Neruda
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