Home Winemaking Step-by-Step (Paperback)

by Jon Iverson (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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"...Home Winemaking Step-by-Step...is a fantastic book...detailing each part of the process, equipment needs and winemaking terms." -- Dallas Morning News, September 30, 1998

"...Home Winemaking provides a great deal of information on modern winemaking practices written in a concise and easy to understand style..." -- Amateur Winemakers of Ontario by John Tummon, President, KW Winemakers Guild

"...Whether you are just starting off or looking a ways to refine your techniques, Home Winemaking is a valuable..." -- Wine Spectator, February 28, 1999

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"Filled with strong basic knowledge for beginners and techniques and tricks for more experienced vintners."  —Time magazine

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Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Stonemark Publishing; 3rd edition (July 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096579363X
• ISBN-13: 978-0965793636
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #114,376 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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77 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The single best resource I've found for making grape wines., November 23, 1998

By	Jack B. Keller, Jr. (Pleasanton, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Winemaking: Step-By-Step (Paperback)

If you've never before made wine from grapes but want to try it, or if you've been making it for years but simply want to improve your skills and your wine, "Home Winemaking Step by Step" is the single best resource for that task.

Jon Iverson has written a book anyone can use with confidence. His writing is straightforward, concise and lay-oriented, and both beginner and advanced winemaker will feel this book was writen for them. For the beginner, it is refreshingly complete. For the advanced winemaker, it contains nuggets of technique and insight that will prove valuable and useful.

Iverson's treatment of acidity, cold soaking and stabilization, extended and carbonic macerations, malolactic fermentation, sparkling wine methods, fining, and oaking are pregnant with value. While most would agree these are advanced topics, Jon works them into the overall process so effortlessly that the beginner might never know he is being ushered through a collegiate. Similarly, the appendices are loaded with procedures, tables, insights, and resources all will find useful.

If you make or want to make grape wines, you really ought to have this book.

57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book for home winemakers for fermenting grape wines, January 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Home Winemaking: Step-By-Step (Paperback)

The is a clear and concise book about making wine from grapes, the best overall book for beginners and serious home-winemakers. It covers the entire process step-by-step with practical and useful advices. It is simple and yet does not neglect the underlying scientific and technical aspects. Quanities of chemicals and additives are all clearly outlined and adjusted to the volumes typical for home winemaking. The chapter on the use of oak additives is the best in print. It also contains excellent coverage on sanitation, the use of sulphites, racking and fining.

52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great how-to for the beginner winemaker, January 29, 2001

By	Lisa Shea "LisaShea.com" - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

This is a great book to sit down and read through before you begin making wine from grapes. It goes through each step a winemaker follows, from the equipment to the yeast, from fining to fermenting.

It would have been helpful to have more photos and high quality illustrations in the book - you are restricted to simple line drawings when reading about the various things going on in the description. Usually they suffice, though, and you can figure out what to do.

This might not be the best 'only one' book for an all-around winemaker - it concentrates on making wine from grapes, while most home winemakers foray extensively into fruit winemaking. Also, it doesn't have recipes in it, so you'll need a companion book to figure out what you're making. Still, this is a very valuable book and should be on the shelf of any home winemaker.