Wine Making 101

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There are several steps to making a good wine. Here are some of the basic steps to point the way:

A)    Choosing the right grapes is important. Check with the recipe you are using and then gather the amount needed by weight, dump into a de-stemming machine. Also depending upon your recipe, skins will either be left on or removed after giving flavor to the fruit for about 24 beforehand.
Then the fruit goes into a pressing machine.

B)    Temperature – Some recipes call for cold separating time to remove skin from grapes at this colder temperature.

C)    Fermentation- Next yeast is added and the fermentation process takes place. Several other important things occur here, depending upon our reipce and if you are making champagne.

D)    Racking and Fining– This process involves removing the wine and leaving the yeast material in the bottom of the fermentation containers.

E)    Final Processing Stages – These involve using cold temperatures for stabilization, filtering and finishing touches: bottling your beverage.

Wow, so many basics! And these steps only represent the basic outline, only the beginning. There’s still a whole lot more.

Just think, the more you learn and know, the better you can handle choosing wines for your dinners, dates and guests. You’ll be able to join in a wine tasting and act appropriately with etiquette and knowledge under your belt.

If you’re just starting a wine collection or are considering learning more about wines to become a connoisseur, there are plenty of excellent tips that can help you with your wine education. They are only a few more lessons and an ebook chock-full of information away.

Learn more about the health benefits of wine, different types of grapes and wine making process. Discover how to store wine to keep it as its best, all about Champagnes, wines and food and how to select wines, the etiquette of a wine tasting and how to participate and enjoy these events.

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