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Wine
Don't let these sour grapes get you down, and learn how to make wonderful merlots and pinots, along with a wide range of other unconventional wines and meads!
Epicurean Esters
by Caitlin Wilson
Many of the delicate notes celebrated in wines and beers are the work of esters, but producing them is finicky work.
Erik the Red Cherry Mead Recipe
by Chris Colby
This fruit mead was formulated to have a high probability of delicious success for a beginning mead-maker. If you follow the instructions closely, youāll have a wonderful mead to drink in a couple of months.
Modern Mead-Making
By Chris Colby
Learn how mead-makers have adapted winemakersā expertise, and try your hand at a cherry mead recipe calculated for success.
āBeeā Charmed in Baltimore
By Jean Denney
Meet James Boicourt, an entrepreneur with a beguiling take on modern mead-making.
A Taste of Place
By Kate MacLean
Learn how American innovation and traditional French ideals have left vintners of the two countries in constant contention.
Turning Weeds into Wine
by Christopher Shockey
Transform the abundant, tenacious, and underutilized dandelion into a flavorful spirit.
Pineapple and Pink Peppercorn Mulled Wine Recipe
Recipe by Nicole Herft; photography by Nassima Rothacker
Pair your favorite fruit with red wine spiced with star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, pink peppercorns, cloves, and orange juice.
Hybrid Vines: A History of Wine Snobbery
By Kate MacLean
Learn how crossbred grape varieties survived the wrath of rigid French vineyards to alter wine production across America.
Discover how easy crafting your own money-saving fermented masterpieces can be.
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