So how’d we get here? Well I was always told, “If you’re going to make a mistake, make it big.” Because if you make a big mistake, everyone can see it, we can all learn and improve. Not that this page is a mistake. But by taking this hobby up I decided that I would share the joy and pain of learning this skill with everybody I know. If it works out well, great. If it goes badly well, it'll be ent
ertaining. Mind you, I’m no wine expert. I won’t hold up my nose as educated. I might find a $8 wine that I rave about and then taste a $100 wine and say “It’s alright”. Or vice versa. I am a home winemaker with a loud mouth and a love of writing. If through my follies someone learns a kernel of knowledge so much the better. In talking to my mom, apparently I am a third generation alcohol maker. My grandfather made moonshine and grandmother made beer. My mother made muscadine wine in Texas. I don't want to see the knowledge die off just yet. I’ll I make wines that sound interesting and my winemaking is done with an eye toward entering into wine competitions. In researching home winemaking I found there are an unlimited amount of combinations made in homes worldwide. If you can think of a fruit, there is a wine recipe. There are vegetable wines, nut wines and many things in between. Right now I have three batches in fermenters as well as a cider with at least three more wines planned in the next year.
