Another hobby on my to do list is wine making.

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 Home Winemaking

As with the rise of brewing one’s own beer, many people have taken on the rewarding hobby of amateur winemaking. Winemaking equipment can be purchased from homebrew and wine shops for around $100, and winemaking kits derived from fruit juice concentrates range from $70–$200, depending on the varietal and region of the grape. These kits will make about 24 bottles of wine, at a price of about $3–$8 per bottle.^{[citation needed]} Juices can be purchased in six gallon pails for forty five to sixty dollars a pail. Five pound bags of sugar can cost several dollars and yeast for about one dollar. Five gallon glass jugs can cost about thirty dollars along with a stopper and air lock.

Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine. Although most wine is made from grapes, it may also be made from other fruit or non-toxic plant material. Mead is a wine that is made with honey being the primary ingredient after water.

Winemaking can be divided into two general categories: still wine production (without carbonation) and sparkling wine production (with carbonation).

The science of wine and winemaking is known as oenology. A person who makes wine is traditionally called a winemaker or vintner.

Contents   1 Process 1.1 Home Winemaking 2 The grapes 3 Harvesting and destemming 4 Crushing and primary (alcoholic) fermentation 4.1 Pressing 4.2 Pigeage 5 Cold and heat stabilization 6 Secondary (Malolactic) fermentation and bulk aging 7 Malolactic fermentation 8 Laboratory tests 9 Blending and fining 10 Preservatives 11 Filtration 12 Bottling 13 Winemakers 14 See also 15 References Wine grapes.