Another good book is Home Winemaking by Terry Garey; it has beginner,
intermediate, & advanced sections which I found helpful as a newbie. This
author doesn't go into wine kits or making wine from grapes as much as some
of the other sources which have been suggested. Good-luck and welcome.
Darlene
Wisconsin

"William Frazier" > wrote in message
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> Richard - Go to www.piwine.com and click on beginners. Get their book.
> It's a great start. Then read Lum's great on-line winemaking book at
> http://home.att.net/~lumeisenman/index.html. You should be able to talk
> and make wine after digesting these sources.
>
> Bill Frazier
> Olathe, Kansas USA
>
> "Richard Knouse" > wrote in message
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>> Please bear with me if this subject is already addressed....I haven't
>> seen yet in the last week or so of scouring this newsgroup, but could
>> somebody tell me even more basically what is involved with starting to
>> make wine. I mean as simple as what the first steps are, what the terms
>> mean, etc. Most of what I'm reading here I don't understand...racking,
>> airlock, 2nd rack, 3rd rack, etc. I have visited Jack Keller's site and
>> found it very helpful but am having trouble matching up his information
>> with actual steps in the process especially the steps I'm seeing
>> discussed here. Could someone provide me with an overview or outline.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> WhyKnow
>>
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