Once you get the hang of it, making wine is really simple and fun.

The whole winemaking process can be summed up in these 7 steps:

1. Assembling
2. Sanitizing
3. Mixing
4. Fermenting
5. Stabilizing
6. Clearing the sediments
7. Bottling

Master each of the steps and you’re sure to get excellent-tasting wines each and every time you make your own wines.

To get to this level of excellence and perfection, where your wine quality is faultless and your winemaking technique is seamless, the most important tip to keep in mind is to follow all of the rules of winemaking by the book. There are absolutely no shortcuts. Each ingredient, every movement and all the chemical reactions involved will affect product results. When your wines are stored in unclean barrels they come out musty-smelling. When you put in too much acetic acid, the wine becomes vinegary.

The whole winemaking process will determine the quality of your wines. You can learn these vital steps and make the finest quality wines in your own home using the information in this book.