During my first 2 years as a struggling home business entrepreneur dreaming of making big money and leading a free lifestyle, I made many mistakes. Some of those mistakes cost me money. Others caused me heartache, and a few almost completely destroyed my faith that an ordinary person like me could dream of extraordinary things. [...]
Experienced winemakers stress the importance of sanitizing equipment and work areas. Perhaps so much that new winemakers might get a little nervous about whether they’ve done a good enough job before starting their winemaking activities. Keep in mind that we’re not looking for sterilization – where every micro-organism is killed and nothing can live on [...]
The World Cup is only a year away with the scheduled start date set in June 2010. The World Cup is similar to the Olympics in that it brings people together from all over the world for a rollicking good time. This World Cup is also a chance to experience the wines of South Africa. [...]
It could be your worst nightmare! You’ve picked up some excellent quality juice with a high Brix value from a vineyard, hoping to turn it into your own homemade wine. You did what you thought was right, including adding a bit of sulfite to the juice to ward off unwanted bacteria and wild yeast. You [...]
There is a proper method to tasting wine when you and your friends get together to taste wine. If you follow these steps you will find you improve with your general knowledge of wine and have a more successful wine tasting. The first thing you need to do is to look at the color of [...]
Making wine at home can be easy to do when you learn the best techniques. Wine can be fun to drink and making your own can be a great way to enjoy wine. Whether you like red or white wine you can learn how to make your own wine. There are a lot of varieties [...]