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Joy of Home Wine Making Paperback – 1 May 2010

by Terry A. Garey (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 319 ratings

Port and sherries, whites, reds, roses and melomels—make your own wine without owning a vineyard!

If you can follow a simple recipe, you can create delectable table wines in your own home. It's fun, it's easy-and the results will delightfully complement your favorite meals and provide unparalleled pleasure by the glass when friends come calling. You don't have tore-create Bordeaux in your basement to be a successful home vintner-you can make raisin wine and drink it like sherry, or use it to accent your Chinese cooking. Raspberry or apricot wine lend themselves to delicious desserts. And if you are interested in more exotic concoctions, rhubarb champagne is the ultimate treat.

The Joy of Home Winemaking is your comprehensive guide to:
  • the most up-to-date techniques and equipment
  • readily available and affordable ingredients and materials
  • aging, bottling, racking, blending, and experimenting
  • dozens of original recipes for great-tasting fruit wines,
  • spice wines, herb wines, sparkling wines, sherries, liqueurs
  • even homemade soda pop!
  • a sparkling brief history of winemaking
  • helpful illustrations and glossary
  • an extensive mail-order resource section

Whether you prefer your wine dry of slightly sweet, The Joy of Home Winemaking has all the information you need to go from casual connoisseur to expert home vintner in no time.

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  1. Print length
    288 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    William Morrow Paperbacks
  4. Publication date
    1 May 2010
  5. Dimensions
    13.34 x 1.65 x 20.32 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0380782278
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0380782277
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Making wine is fun and easy. This book will show you how.

I tried to write a book which answered all the questions I had as a beginning winemaker and incorporated answers to all the questions people had ever asked me about making wine. The emphasis is on fruit wines, rather than grape wines, and on having fun.

Sure, you can be more serious and scientific about things if you want, but really, if you can follow a cake recipe or make jam, you can make wine.

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If you can follow a simple recipe, you can create delectable table wines in your own home. It's fun, it's easy - and the results will delightfully complement your favorite meals and provide unparalleled pleasure by the glass when friends come calling. You don't have to re-create Bordeaux in your basement to be a successful home vintner - you can make raisin wine and drink it like sherry, or use it to accent your Chinese cooking. Raspberry or apricot wine lend themselves to delicious desserts. And if you are interested in more exotic concoctions, rhubarb champagne is the ultimate treat. The Joy of Home Winemaking is your comprehensive guide to the most up-to-date techniques and equipment; readily available and affordable ingredients and materials; and aging, bottling, racking, blending, and experimenting. The Joy of Home Winemaking also provides dozens of original recipes for great-tasting fruit wines, spice wines, herb wines, sparkling wines, sherries, liqueurs... even homemade soda pop; a sparkling brief history of winemaking; helpful illustrations and glossary; and an extensive mail-order resource section. Whether you prefer your wine dry or slightly sweet, The Joy of Home Winemaking has all the information you need to go from casual connoisseur to expert home vintner in no time.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 May 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0380782278
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0380782277
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.34 x 1.65 x 20.32 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 319 ratings

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Customers find the wine making book informative, with one review noting how it explains processes clearly. The book includes humor and is written in a way that's accessible, with one customer mentioning it provides conversions for UK readers.

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Customers find the book informative and well-written, with one customer noting it explains processes clearly, while another mentions it provides good advice in an easy-to-understand manner.

"...She has managed to write in a most informative way but with humour, she also instils confidence in the newbie to the subject...." Read more

"...knows what she's doing, she's done a lot of it, and she's good at explaining how it's done...." Read more

"This book will suit beginners and more advanced home wine brewers alike...." Read more

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"A good book to start you off in home wine making,funny at times .Lots of recipes not too technical. "Cheers"" Read more

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  • Lady Aga
    5.0 out of 5 stars Written with humour yet full of valuable information
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2010
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    This is an excellent book on home winemaking. To explain where I am coming from in my review, I started wine & beer making over thirty years ago. In 2000 we moved house & all my winemaking stuff got packed away, recently I was able to unpack it all & begin this great hobby all over again. Now, things have moved on a bit since I last did this hobby & searching for a more up to date book than those I bought in the 1990's was not too easy. Having said that this book was first published in 1995 (my edition is 2005), but in the 90's we were still buying books from the 1960's! Everyone owns that old bible, First Steps in Winemaking by C.J.J. Berry, & very good it is too, but dated for younger folks & quite serious in its approach.

    This is where The Joy of Home Winemaking by Terry Garey comes in. She has managed to write in a most informative way but with humour, she also instils confidence in the newbie to the subject. I have a background in micro-biology, & the manner in which Terry explains about the care & attention to hygiene & microbe contamination is really excellent, there is no preaching, the whole thing is light hearted & will stick in the mind because of this.

    The book is American, nothing wrong with that, but of course there are the few different uses of the same word in American & English, also some of the sizes & measures are unfamiliar to us, although weights are not given in metric they are given in pounds, so conversion calculations are not too onerous.

    The book does not attempt to make wines in say, the Burgundy or Zinfandel style, but rather uses fruits, vegetables, herbs & honey to create wines which should be appreciated for themselves. If this is not your bag, I can still guarantee that the information on the process of winemaking will be extremely useful to you, even if you never make any of the recipes. But here is the funny thing, having read what Terry has to say on the subject I can't wait to get a demijohn of carrot wine on the go, oh & apple, & pineapple & maybe even mint! She has me hooked.

    This book is a valuable addition to any home winemaker's shelves.
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  • A. Weir
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite winemaking books
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2015
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    One of my favourite winemaking books.

    I've made a few batches of homemade wine over the years, but never really bothered to take it to the next level. Garey is clearly obsessed with winemaking (or, specifically, country wines); she knows what she's doing, she's done a lot of it, and she's good at explaining how it's done. Rather than just present endless recipes (although there are plenty of those) she takes pains to point out that becoming an expert is like anything else: practice and make mistakes until you understand the principles.

    She deliberately avoids discussing grape wines or kits - at least not in extensive detail. This is a sensible decision: as she explains, if you want those, go out and buy them. Country wines are a whole different experience that you won't be able to buy anywhere.

    Far too many books on this topic are written by strange beardy types who just aren't good at writing. I would recommend this book both for beginners and for those who are more experienced.
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  • A. ROSE
    4.0 out of 5 stars Loads of interesting fun
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2010
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    This book will suit beginners and more advanced home wine brewers alike.
    Although it is by an American author and all the measures are in imperial units, it covers all the basics and gives conversions for us in the UK where thought necessary. I'm on my second brew at the moment (maize)and was very pleased with the first (rice) which is now bottled and ageing on the rack.
    Don't be put-off by the light hearted way the author gives you all the info, it is afterall a fun pastime to spend time indoors on rainy days.
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  • abbygail wood
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great introductory piece to wonderful world of home wine making!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2016
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    Garey's book is a must for anyone just setting out on the journey of home wine making.
    It's insightful with some welcome splashes of humour. Some great ideas and recipes to try out with an experienced winemaker's tips and secrets added in.
    As one of the other reviewers mentioned, not all the ingredients are available in the UK but this doesn't detract from the overall quality of the book.
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  • Mr. M. V. Norwood
    5.0 out of 5 stars My best wine-making book.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2002
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    Let me use that old cliche, if you only buy one book on home wine-making then buy this one.
    I have seven books on making wine. This is the one I always turn to first and the only one I have read cover to cover.
    It is very readable, the only winemaking book I have with a sense of humour. It covers almost everything you could want. From the real basics, to really quite advanced stuff. It even has a potted history of winemaking.
    But most of all the recipes never cease to turn out top notch wine, from bog-standard apple through unusual ones like kiwi to the use of herbs and spices.
    Oh and don't be put off by the fact that it is of American origin. This usual puts me right off this kind of book. Not in this case though.
    So what are you waiting for?
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  • Sonya
    3.0 out of 5 stars Written for the USA.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2011
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    Like the title says, it was written for americans, that is unless you can tell me where I can buy 'canned frozen fruit juice' in the UK. Some recipes talk in quarts & most of them suggest using honey instead of sugar (can you imagine how expensive 3lb of honey would be!). Anyway, it was quite cheap and I will refer to it now and then but glad I bought CJJ Berrys book first.
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  • Kenny
    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 March 2017
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    A good book to start you off in home wine making,funny at times .Lots of recipes not too technical. "Cheers"
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  • nutkin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Compact book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2019
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    Very concise, and well organized book, in great condition.
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  • Michael Carman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good content
    Reviewed in the United States on 31 May 2024
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    Covers all the basics. Plus it includes a bunch of recipes you may not find elsewhere.
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  • Becki K.
    5.0 out of 5 stars My Winemaking Bible
    Reviewed in Canada on 7 October 2016
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    This was the first book I ever had that opened my eyes to home wine making. When I lost my copy in a move I was delighted to find it again on Amazon. It is a simple guide to making your own wine without complicated instructions and Terry is a master writer at taking you from making wine in jars from Apple concentrate to learning about how to press your own grapes. She gave me the courage to even make my own vegetable wine! (I use it for cooking a lot). I recommend this book to that person who loves to experiment and try new things.
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  • JacQuie Armstrong
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well written
    Reviewed in Canada on 14 October 2024
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    A very good and informative read
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  • Gusmom
    5.0 out of 5 stars informative and fun to read!
    Reviewed in the United States on 2 March 2015
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    This book was recommended by a wine blogger when I asked for assistance on making wine at home from fruits. I absolutely LOVE this book! The author is knowledgeable and humorous at the same time. She clearly explains the steps, and the reason for them, so that you understand WHY each thing is important and what could result if you fail to follow the steps. Still, she makes it fun and easy and the 2 recipes I have tried so far, that are currently in the works, already taste and smell incredible! I can hardly wait for them to be finished and aged. When I first received the book I decided to use it to read and help me fall to sleep at night. Bad idea! I couldn't put it down because it was so interesting and I ended up staying up way too late! Seriously! I have purchased other books on wine making but this one is by far the most informative and her writing style makes it fun to read. If you are mostly interested in making wine from fresh or frozen fruits and even veggies, I highly recommend this book.
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  • Chris Jaronsky
    4.0 out of 5 stars A DECENT INTRODUCTION TO FRUIT WINEMAKING
    Reviewed in the United States on 8 March 2013
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    This is a good starting point for getting your feet wet with home wine making. There is enough in this book to keep you busy for a while. Then you can progress on to other books or websites.

    The book can be a bit confusing if you have read other books, or if you read any wine making websites. The author refers to PA (Potential Alcohol) while almost any other reference you will see elsewhere lists SG (Specific Gravity) While that is not a big deal, it is just one of a few things I noticed. It does not take away from the book though.

    The book has quite a few recipes. Many are very similar to recipes all over the Internet, probably because many of them originated from this book as it was first released in 1996.

    I currently have a batch of carrot wine and blueberry fermenting using recipes from this book. In six months to a year I will let you know how its doing. I am also contemplating making a batch of potato wine. I know, sounds kinda gross, but I read the recipe and it has oranges and peppercorns in it. Not sure why, but it sounds interesting and I think I am going to try it.

    If you are new to wine making and feel intimidated, get over it. This is not brain surgery. I got into wine making a while back and it is pretty easy. Almost simple. And no, you do not need to buy all kinds of special equipment to do this. You can use gallon jugs from wine or apple juice. You can use balloons instead of airlocks. You can use 5 gallon frosting buckets from the supermarket bakery section instead of buying 5 gallon "fermenting" buckets. The only things you might have to buy are the hydrometer, which cost me $6. And then cost me another $6 because it is delicate and apparently I am not a gentle person. And a corker. I bought a cheap one for about $10. Works great, takes a little effort, but not too hard.

    Good luck!
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