From planting vines to savoring the finished product, Jeff Cox covers every aspect of growing flawless grapes and making extraordinary wine. Fully illustrated instructions show you how to choose and prepare a vineyard site; build trellising systems; select, plant, prune, and harvest the right grapes for your climate; press, ferment, and bottle wine; and judge wine for clarity, color, aroma, and taste. With information on making sparkling wines, ice wines, port-style wines, and more, this comprehensive guide is an essential resource for every winemaker. Join the journey from grape to bottle in the fifth edition of this classic guide to winemaking. Covering the entire process and including solutions for problems, this is a must-have for current and new winemakers alike. Jeff Cox is the author of 21 books on food, wine, and gardening, including Gardening with Biochar, From Vines to Wines, and Cellaring Wine. He was the managing editor of Organic Gardening for many years, and currently serves as a contributing editor to The Tasting Panel, SOMM Journal, Clever Root, and Horticulture magazines, and writes a monthly garden feature for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. He has been the host of the PBS television series Your Organic Garden and Grow It! on HGTV. Cox lives in Sonoma County in California. Take It from Grape to Glass In this classic guide to winemaking, Jeff Cox walks you through the entire process, from selecting the vines and growing the grapes to fermenting and bottling -- and finally, tasting -- your wine. The fifth edition includes profiles of successful home winemakers, as well as sections on ice wines, port-style wines, late-harvest or dessert wines, cold-hardy grapes for northern states, and sparkling wines. List of Tables Acknowledgments Foreword by Tim Mondavi Preface Introduction: Making Wine Part 1: Selecting the Vines The Secrets of Good Wine The Origin of Classic Wine Grapes A Self-Education in Wine Vinifera in the United States Part 2: Growing the Grapes Parts of the Grapevine How Much Wine to Make Finding a Favorable Site Grape Trellises Constructing a Trellis Ordering and Planting Grapestock Managing Vineyard Rows and Aisles Irrigation Pruning in the First Two Years Establishing a Training System Pruning Mature Vines Cluster Thinning Training Systems Illustrated Pest Control Strategies Fertilization Tending Grape Crops Determining Ripeness Harvesting Part 3: Making the Wine Crush Immediately after Picking Decisions of the First Few Days The Primary Fermentation The Secondary Fermentation The First Racking Cold Stabilization Using Barrels Further Racking and Aging Wine Disorders Filtering Fining Blending Final Measurements before Bottling Bottling Corking Labeling Making Sparkling Wine Cellaring the Wine Wine Accoutrements Sensory Evaluation of Wine Appendix 1. The Home Winemaker's Record Book Appendix 2. For More Information Appendix 3. Sources of Supplies Appendix 4. Sources of Grapevines Appendix 5. Grape Pests and Diseases Index

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