Tag Archives: Winemaking

Winemaking at Home Made Easy and Fun – Fermenting Wine

19 Jun

Brewing our own wine at home is really simple and easy. www.wandillawine.com Here are 2 six gallon batches fermenting in the closet under the stairs. Six gallons of Pinot Grigio and six gallons of Cabernet blend.

Kaj Ahlmann visits Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters to talk about using SIx Sigma practices in wine making business. This event took place on September 10, 2009, as part of the Innovators@Google series. At Six Sigma Ranch, Vineyards and Winery, Kaj Ahlmann uses Six Sigma tools and practices to realize his vision of creating consistently great wines. From soil analysis, planting, farming and harvest to sorting, fermentation, storage and promotion, the Six Sigma approach enables Ahlmann to regulate the wine making and marketing processes by monitoring data and refining it every step of the way. Speaker Info: Kaj Ahlmann provides independent services related to reinsurance, insurance and asset management. He currently serves on the boards of Deutsche Bank Global Insurance Asset Management, Cyrus Re , the American Institute for CPCU, RLI Corporation, and Six Sigma Academy. Ahlmann served on the board of Erie Indemnity from 2003 to 2008. From 2001 to 2003, he was Chairman and CEO of Inreon, a global electronic reinsurance venture created by Munich Re, Swiss Re, Internet Capital Group, and Accenture. He was Vice Chairman and Executive Officer of EW Blanch Holdings from 1999 to 2001. From 1993 to 1999, he was Chairman, President and CEO of Employers Reinsurance and served as a director of the parent organization, GE Capital Services. Kaj and his wife purchased a 4300 acre ranch in Lake County, California in 2000 and named it Six Sigma Ranch. They celebrated the release of
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Winemaking: Recipes, Equipment, and Techniques for Making Wine at Home

17 Jun

Winemaking: Recipes, Equipment, and Techniques for Making Wine at Home

  • ISBN13: 9780156970952
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Good winemaking need not be complex. The authors draw on their decades of experience to show how the latest ingredients, equipment, recipes and techniques can result in delicious and inexpensive white, red, rose, sparkling, and dessert wines, as well as liqueurs. Illustrated.

Rating: (out of 8 reviews)

List Price: $ 23.00

Price: $ 11.49

Boosting wine-making in Europe

17 Jun

Boosting wine-making in Europe Complex quality labeling and branding are hampering the competitiveness of Europe’s wine sector. The European Commission hopes to remedy this through reform, ensuring that the wine market remains on a firm footing. Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel explains: “We spend far too much of our budget dispensing of surpluses [...] We should spend the money trying to improve the quality of wine to win new markets all over the world.” Download: ec.europa.eu
Video Rating: 3 / 5

Tony Spinelli Sr., of Seymour, Connecticut, an expert at making homemade wine from storebought grape juice, shows and explains how. Tip: use Manishevitz grapejuice for best results….closest thing to fresh-pressed grapes. May also buy pre-pressed vineyard juices for authentic Cabernets, etc. To purchase the written recipe and instructions from the producer, PayPal to tspin59@yahoo.com, and the recipe will be quickly emailed to you!

The American Wine Society Presents: The Complete Handbook of Winemaking Review

25 Jul

The American Wine Society Presents: The Complete Handbook of Winemaking

An invaluable reference source for the home winemaker, this book explain how to produce consistently outstanding wine at home, simply. The person wanting to seriously explore the subject will also find this book contains enough technical information to satisfy even the most advanced winemaker.

Rating: (out of 9 reviews)

List Price: $ 15.95

Price: $ 7.00

Kit Winemaking: The Illustrated Beginner’s Guide to Making Wines from Concentrate

19 Jun

Kit Winemaking: The Illustrated Beginner’s Guide to Making Wines from Concentrate

  • ISBN13: 9781550652512
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Providing day-by-day instructions for novice winemakers, this guide takes the guesswork out of using kits and concentrates for producing high-quality wine at home. Covering everything the hobbyist vintner needs to know about the winemaking process, this informative handbook discusses the different kinds of winemaking kits that are on the market, presents solutions to the most common problems experienced by kit winemakers with tips on how to avoid these pitfalls, and includes a glossary that dem

Rating: (out of 1 reviews)

List Price: $ 12.95

Price: $ 7.51

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