Making Homemade Wine and Beer

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I don’t know what inspired me to post a recipe on Paw Paw wine.  Maybe it was because I had one about a year ago and enjoyed the flavor?  Or, maybe it was because I wanted to post something a little different?  Who knows.  Well the recipe is listed below and right after that is [...]

Red clover wine can be made with either fresh or dried red clover flowers. Pick the clover flowers early in the morning, but after any dew from the early morning pre-dawn has evaporated. After picking, remove the stems and wash the flowerheads well. You can pick more flowers than needed and dry them for future [...]

I found this excellent article on the British Columbia Amateur Winemaker’s Association website.  It’s packed with a ton of information and is quite lengthy.  Since, I’m undecided about posting on Thanksgiving,  I’m publishing the entire article.  Please check out the BCAWA’s website, it is one of the most useful and easy to navigate sites on [...]

This is the second part of Peter Bell’s article on “Balance In Wine“. The first part can be found on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 post.

These concepts find very useful application during the barrel-aging of red wines. It is often found that a young Pinot, for example, tastes vaguely out of balance with regard [...]