Web Sites

Visit these sites to learn more about growing grapes and making wine:

Cellarmasters Home Winemaking Club
A winemaking club based in Southern California.
http://www.cellarmastersla.org/

Sacramento Home Winemakers
A winemaking club based in Sacramento, California.
http://www.sachomewine.org

Home Winemakers Manual
A terrific downloadable book by author Lum Eisenman, that will teach you all you’ll ever want to know about making wine.
http://www.winebook.webs.com/

U.C. Davis Pest Management Program
This site offers information about the pests that attack grapes and other agricultural crops and floriculture.
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/

U.C. Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology
This site provides plenty of information about winemaking, grape growing and other topics of interest to wine enthusiasts.
http://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/

Vineyard and Wine Industry Suppliers Database
This site, from the publishers of Vineyard & Winery Management, offers articles about winemaking and lists of regional wine competitions.
http://www.vwm-online.com/

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Books

We’ve found these books to be terrific sources of information about winemaking:

From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine
Author Jeff Cox wrote this must-read book for home winemakers and anyone with an appreciation for wine.

The American Wine Society Presents The Complete Handbook of Winemaking
This invaluable reference explains to the home winemaker how to produce consistently outstanding wine at home.

Sunlight into Wine
Richard Smart and Mike Robinson wrote this guide to increasing wine quality potential by better utilizing the available sunlight.

Techniques for Chemical Analysis and Stability Tests of Grape Juice and Wine
Written by Patrick Iland, a senior lecturer at Australia’s University of Adelaide and an expert on grape and wine chemistry and viticulture.