Winemaking Basics

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Summary: Thoroughly covers the wine making process.
Review: This book combines both chemistry and current production techniques. This is not a "How to" book.

I have found this book as a nice reference when I have questions about the wine making process.

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Summary: Great technical reference book -- not for the beginner
Review: This book is not written for the "just want to make a little loganberry wine in the bathtub" set. It's a book suitable for the college course in viticulture (I imagine it is used or has been used as a text book at some schools with viticultural programs). The chemistry and biology sections are over the head for most. However, it is an excellent resource for those advanced winemakers who are looking for more technical information than provided in most home-winemaking books on the market. This book deals mostly with commercial wine production, although many of the principals are very useful to the home winemaker seeking to take his craft up a notch.