The Total Wine System

Feel free to browse the pages and blog on this site for more information about growing grapes and making wine. Be sure to sign-up for my 10 part email course in the form just above this paragraph.  You’ll receive one email every few days directly to your email box.  There is no cost or obligation for this course and we do respect your privacy, therefore we will not sell or share your email address with anyone. As part of this course we also share our newest inexpensive wine recommendations, which is a continuation of our Frugal Wine Sippers journal.

My 10 part mini-course contains information about:

1. How to start your vines to create your own vineyard.
2. Early vineyard care and how to establish healthy vineyard stock.
3. The essentials of vineyard management even if you only have one or two vines
4. All the tools and equipment you will need to turn those grapes from grape juice into your own delicious wine
5. How to pick the perfect grapes for wine making. It all starts with good grapes and the better the grapes the better your wine making results
6. The basics of wine making. Actually these secrets will set you on the right course toward the perfect bottle of wine.
7. The secrets of great white wine making.  How to harvest, sort, juice and rack the wine for best results
8. Now for the secrets of red wine making. Red wine making is an entirely different process and the best reds use these techniques to get the best results.
9. OK, now that you have followed all the steps its time to put the wine in a bottle. This email covered the basics of what you need to know.
10. A brief overview of the types of wine available to give you and overview of the wine scene.  We discuss what wine goes with what food best, and other goodies

If you haven’t signed up yet then DO IT NOW.  Its free and its a great starting place. The sign-up form is just above this paragraph!