If you are interested in getting a book on wine making, I recommend The Joy of Home Wine Making. This is the book I reference when I have questions.

Wine Class November 16, 2011

This is just a quick announcement about our next wine class. It will be held at the Porter House Brew Shop in Portersville. Class will be held on November 16, 2011. Please call the Porter House Brew Shop to sign up. I will be making Elderberry wine from fruit. I hope to see you there.

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Elderberry Valpolicello Wine Recipe

Last week I mentioned that I had a special recipe I was going to use with the last gallon of Valpolicello wine. After making the 6 gallon batch of wine from fresh juice, I rack the wine into a 5 gallon carboy. This leaves me with 1 gallon extra. I decided to make a second [...]

Basic Wine Making: Sanitiation in Winemaking

It has been awhile since my last post, so I decided to do a series on Basic Wine Making.  I teach a wine making class here in Portersville, but for those of you who could not make it, I am going to go over what I teach in class. This is going to be a [...]

Dandelion Wine

Spring is here and that means that Dandelions are starting to bloom. Most people don’t like Dandelions growing in their yard, but I look forward to them. It means I can make Dandelion Wine! This is a recipe I make every year and I usually make 2 batches. The best way I can describe how [...]

Wine Class Scheduled for January 8, 2011

Every so often I teach a wine making class in Portersville PA . The next class is scheduled for January 8, 2011. Class will begin at 4:30PM. The class costs $20 at the door, $15 if you pre-register. You can contact the Porter House Brew Shop to sign up and for more information.

Hope to [...]

Selecting Yeast

Selecting the proper wine yeast for your wine is as important as deciding what kind of wine you want to make. Different yeasts will add different characteristics to wine and some have different uses. I’m going to explain what I look for in a wine yeast and some of the ones I use for my [...]

Wine Tasting

Last week we took a trip to Erie to do some wine tasting. We stopped at 3 of the winery’s this time. They were South Shore Winery, Heritage Winery, and Mazza Winery. As a wine maker, I am always trying to learn more about the art of wine making. One way to do that is [...]

Californian Wine Grape Juice

I received an email from Luva Bella Winery recently, they are now taking orders for Californian and Italian Wine Grape Juice. If you are looking for a source of Californian grape juice, check out their web site. They have a nice selection of varieties this year, so you should be able to find something you [...]