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    A Beginner’s Guide to Home Winemaking: Tips and Techniques for Growing and Using Fruit Vines and Herbs for Home Consumption
    A Beginner’s Guide to Home Winemaking: Tips and Techniques for Growing and Using Fruit Vines and Herbs for Home Consumption
    A Beginner’s Guide to Home Winemaking: Tips and Techniques for Growing and Using Fruit Vines and Herbs for Home Consumption
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    A Beginner’s Guide to Home Winemaking: Tips and Techniques for Growing and Using Fruit Vines and Herbs for Home Consumption

    By Dueep Jyot Singh

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    A Beginner’s Guide to Home Winemaking
    Tips and Techniques for Growing and Using Fruit Vines and Herbs for Home Consumption

    Table of Contents
    Introduction
    Growing Grape Vines
    Preparation of the soil
    Planting your vine
    Maintenance
    Pruning your vines
    Protecting Your Vines.
    Harvesting your grapes
    Making homemade Wines
    What is wine
    How to Make Wine
    Equipment Needed For Winemaking
    Don’ts When You Are Making Wine
    Steps in Home Winemaking
    Preparation of the Fruits and Vegetables
    Extraction of Juice
    Making the Fermentation Mixture
    Fermentation
    Racking into Jars
    Artificial Clearing
    Fining
    Racking off into bottles and storing
    Maturing
    Serving wine
    Choosing the Best Wines
    Varieties and Recipes
    Winemaking recipes
    Apple Wine
    Beetroot Wine
    Blackberry Wine
    Blackcurrant Wine
    Elderberry
    Elderflower Wine
    Grapes
    Orange Wine
    Raisin Wine
    Dandelion Wine
    Conclusion
    Author Bio

    Introduction
    According to the ancient Greeks, it was a Demi-God, Dionysius, who taught them the pleasures of making wine and drinking it. No wonder he was always shown with grapevine leaves around his head.

    The Romans called him Bacchus and also Eleutherios, which meant the Liberator. The idea was those taking part in celebrating his existence were free from care and worry. That was because they drank freely of the fruit of the grape during their Bacchanals.
    A Greek friend told me that according to Greek legend, Dionysius was supposed to have come to India, and Alexander the great during his conquest entered an Eastern city called Nysa , of which the inhabitants told him of its raising by this demi-God. He taught them practices which were incorporated in their own social rituals and festivals.
    Ah, well, that is a good myth, but then wine was definitely not unknown in the East. It was one of the first gourmet pleasures discovered and appreciated for millenniums. So if this demigod came to the Indian subcontinent he would have been fed Madira or Soma Rasa -the ancient and traditional drink of the gods!
    The names Dennis, Denise and Dion are derivatives from this original Greek name.
    So for all of us who would like to raise a toast to the gods in a glass of homemade wine, this book is going to teach you how you can grow vines very successfully in sunny atmospheres. After that, it is going to teach you how to make wines for home consumption.
    If you look at winemaking practices, which are being practiced today, it is a very scary and complicated process. This is because of our usage of complex and complicated tools. The practices I am going to teach you have been in use for centuries. You are not going to be buying expensive tools. You are going to be making wine, the traditional way.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJD-Biz Corp Publishing
    Release dateJul 30, 2014
    ISBN9781310328046
    A Beginner’s Guide to Home Winemaking: Tips and Techniques for Growing and Using Fruit Vines and Herbs for Home Consumption

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      A Beginner’s Guide to Home Winemaking - Dueep Jyot Singh

      A Beginner’s Guide to Home Winemaking

      Tips and Techniques for Growing and Using

      Fruit Vines and Herbs for Home Consumption

      Natural Gardening Series

      Dueep J. Singh

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      The information is this book is provided for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be used and medical advice or a substitute for proper medical treatment by a qualified health care provider. The information is believed to be accurate as presented based on research by the author.

      The contents have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other Government or Health Organization and the contents in this book are not to be used to treat cure or prevent disease.

      The author or publisher is not responsible for the use or safety of any diet, procedure or treatment mentioned in this book. The author or publisher is not responsible for errors or omissions that may exist.

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      The Book is for informational purposes only and before taking on any diet, treatment or medical procedure, it is recommended to consult with your primary health care provider.

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Growing Grape Vines

      Preparation of the soil

      Planting your vines

      Maintenance

      Pruning your vines

      Protecting Your Vines

      Harvesting your grapes

      Making homemade Wines

      What is wine

      How to Make Wine

      Equipment Needed For Winemaking

      Don’ts When You Are Making Wine

      Steps in

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