Good Wine Making Books

[plaztikjezuz]

I am looking for opinions on three wine books i think are pretty good and because of multiple jobs and school do not have the time to read them. i am looking for this book to pair up with our wine making kits at the homebrew shop where i work.
I mainly brew beer, but i also make mead and wine, learning the distilling at work. but i brew way more mead then i do wine (feel safe with that statement on a mead forum) and i really like ken schramms compleat mead maker. this book is way more up to date and full of modern information unlike the other two mead books we sold. for beer i have and example of "how to brew" by john palmer, john's book is up to date and full of useful info, covers the three types of brewing (no-boil, extract, all grain). i also own charle's p joy of homebrewing, but while full of good stuff, i feel that john really made a good book
I am looking at "from vines to wines" by jeff cox, "techniques in home winemaking" by daniel pambianchi, and "home winemaking step by step" by jon iverson. I am also looking for suggestions.
I have "grapes into wine" by philip wagner and "joy of home winemaking" by ?. i have an older copy joy of home winemaking and it may or may not be terry garey, it has an orange cover. but these two books while being full of good info are hard to reference and out of date when it come to products and techniques. i am not looking for books like this.
Please let me know what you think of the three book i mentioned and any other wine book you think gives good correct info, has a wide selection of info, and covers many processes. correct info is very important. wide selection of info, lots of wine book do not describe yeast, grape types, sulfate usage easy to understand, acid usage the same as before, etc. etc.

thank you.

 

[Dan McFeeley]

I am looking for opinions on three wine books i think are pretty good and because of multiple jobs and school do not have the time to read them. i am looking for this book to pair up with our wine making kits at the homebrew shop where i work.
I mainly brew beer, but i also make mead and wine, learning the distilling at work. but i brew way more mead then i do wine (feel safe with that statement on a mead forum) and i really like ken schramms compleat mead maker. this book is way more up to date and full of modern information unlike the other two mead books we sold. for beer i have and example of "how to brew" by john palmer, john's book is up to date and full of useful info, covers the three types of brewing (no-boil, extract, all grain). i also own charle's p joy of homebrewing, but while full of good stuff, i feel that john really made a good book
I am looking at "from vines to wines" by jeff cox, "techniques in home winemaking" by daniel pambianchi, and "home winemaking step by step" by jon iverson. I am also looking for suggestions.
I have "grapes into wine" by philip wagner and "joy of home winemaking" by ?. i have an older copy joy of home winemaking and it may or may not be terry garey, it has an orange cover. but these two books while being full of good info are hard to reference and out of date when it come to products and techniques. i am not looking for books like this.
Please let me know what you think of the three book i mentioned and any other wine book you think gives good correct info, has a wide selection of info, and covers many processes. correct info is very important. wide selection of info, lots of wine book do not describe yeast, grape types, sulfate usage easy to understand, acid usage the same as before, etc. etc.

thank you.

I'll leave the book reviews to others, at the moment -- I just wanted to offer some comments in general.

I don't think you'll find any one book that has it all, although there are certainly books that are a must buy. Ken Schramm's is one of them, Iverson's book has also gotten good reviews. John Palmer's book is excellent. Much the same can be said about others.

I'm a strong believer in reading from more than one source, even when the information is basic. Many times, you can catch additional insight in the way different authors write about the basics. One author may cover or clarify certains aspects of the basics not well covered by another author, and vice versa.

Also, keep in mind the author, author's background, and general reading audience of the book. Terry Garey's book is from the home winemaker's perspective, especially old time country winemaking, and isn't very technical. Nonetheless, I have a copy and consider it a valuable part of my library.

Here's a link to a good book on winemaking, in pdf form. It's also worth checking out:

http://www.geocities.com/lumeisenman/

 

[plaztikjezuz]

I'll leave the book reviews to others, at the moment -- I just wanted to offer some comments in general.

I don't think you'll find any one book that has it all, although there are certainly books that are a must buy. Ken Schramm's is one of them, Iverson's book has also gotten good reviews. John Palmer's book is excellent. Much the same can be said about others.

I'm a strong believer in reading from more than one source, even when the information is basic. Many times, you can catch additional insight in the way different authors write about the basics. One author may cover or clarify certains aspects of the basics not well covered by another author, and vice versa.

Also, keep in mind the author, author's background, and general reading audience of the book. Terry Garey's book is from the home winemaker's perspective, especially old time country winemaking, and isn't very technical. Nonetheless, I have a copy and consider it a valuable part of my library.

Here's a link to a good book on winemaking, in pdf form. It's also worth checking out:

http://www.geocities.com/lumeisenman/

i totally understand what you are staying, but, you like me seem to be an over achiever when it comes to homebrewing. most people only want a book and a few jugs and a hose. i am liking daniels book.

 

[Medsen Fey]

From vines to wines is a nice book but is best for someone who want to grow their own grapes. The other books concentrating more on the winemaking might be better for selling kits.

I also happen to like Modern Winemaking by Phil Jackisch.