This book, which was updated in 2015 and is packed with useful information, leads every wannabe winemaker through every process required for developing and enjoying wine from the comfort of your own home. Homemade wine can be on your table and wowing visitors in no time, thanks to the basics of distillation and the components utilised. You will learn the fundamentals of creating homemade wine, beginning with the greatest ingredients, and that is not all. Other characteristics include - Basic aspects of both red and white wines - How the body and bouquet of each wine is supposed to taste and feel - How the grapes are pressed and how long you must wait between the pressing - The addition of other ingredients, both when and how to include them - The bottling of the wine More than 100 winemakers, winery owners, and home wine specialists were interviewed to get a general understanding of how winemaking is done, including specifics about the differences between each wine, the appropriate combination of components, the better wine flavour, and the testing and trying of new things in each bottle. You will learn how to test and regulate the sulphur dioxide levels in your wine, and how to eventually control every aspect of your wines, from taste to dryness to odour and colour. This comprehensive reference for anyone with an interest in the pastime contains all you could possible want to know about wine making and much more.