Here is an article I decided to quote a part of that talks about making wine at home.  As you know, my biggest hobby is making my own wine in my own home and I will continue to do so for years to come.  I thought that some of you here would like to read a couple of tips if you are new to the entire process.  It can be quite a daunting task at first, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll find a hard time stopping yourself!

Benefits of Making Homemade Wine

By  Mark Whalen

Many people enjoy a glass of wine. Either you have one with your dinner, or before you go to bed – it’s a great way to relax. Here you will learn how to make wine. There are many advantages to making your own wine. Here are six:

Fewer Preservatives. When you make wine – it contains less than 1/5th the preservatives of commercially produced wines. Large wine producers tend to over preserve wine to reduce spoilage. We all know – too many preservatives are not good for your health. Plus, many people are allergic to preservatives.

Better for the environment. When you make wine, you sterilize and re-use your bottles over and over. This means less landfill or energy used to recycle your used bottles. Over your lifetime think of how many wine bottles you have generated only to toss them in your recycle bin. Reduce, Re use, Re drink!

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People often ask me how to make wine and how I got started.  I remember a couple of years ago when my me and my older brother were going to the same college, he made his own Mead in his basement.  Mead is an alcoholic drink made from honey and water, and my brother’s tasted sooooo good.  This was one of my first introductions to making wine in your own home.

Unfortunately, my brother is now at Western Michigan getting his PHD, so I no longer have access to his mead making skills.

I decided for myself that I would focus on making red wine instead of mead.  I thought it would require a lot more work, but it really doesn’t if you know what you are doing.

The first thing I do before starting a new hobby or project is research.  I hit the web and try to learn as much as I can while taking notes.  During my research, I had lots of help from my brother and bought multiple products.  There were some products that were great and others that weren’t.

The product isn’t as important as you getting up and taking action to make your own wine.  I believe that people are spending way too much time reading when they should be starting their homemade wine journey.  This will motivate you to building up your red wine making business.

My personal favorite of having my own winery in my home is the fact that you can give your homemade wine away as gifts!  Wine is always a great gift and my friends and family are always very thankful when they receive my gift.  Plus, it serves as a great addition to parties.  Just bring over a few bottles and people will be complimenting your homemade wine all night!

I want you to stop asking how to make wine at home.  Just start doing it and you will have more wine than you know what to do with.  Sure, the first batch takes some time, but before you know it, you’ll be well on your way to your second batch and then third and fourth and so on.  That is what happened to me and look at me now

Cheers and happy wine making!

-Jeff