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Making wine at home has long been popular, with origins in the United States going back to the 19th century. Wine lovers who immigrated from Europe brought with them a knowledge of making wine, and often did so for personal consumption. There still exists a common misconception that making wine at home is illegal. It’s not, as long as you don’t sell the wine you make at home.

Wine making these days has evolved into a very popular hobby, akin to gardening. There’s a certain amount of pride one takes from growing or producing a consumable product. That said, making wine requires certain equipment, which in my grandfather’s time was rather sizeable and took up a lot of space in the basement. Now, you can buy a wine making kit online and have everything you need to become a burgeoning wine maker in just a few days.

A typical wine making starter kit will run anywhere from $125 to $200. You’ll receive everything you need for your first batch, including wine making tools, ingredients, corks, and large sealable jugs to store the wine during fermenting.

Also included are specific, detailed instructions to guide you every step along the way. Normally, the process of making a batch of wine takes 4 to 6 weeks, depending upon the type of wine you’ve chosen to make.

The Process And The Taste

With the detailed step by step instructions, the wine making process wasn’t difficult, but it is a bit stop and go. After the first step, which is mixing ingredients, there’s a 24 hour waiting period so the ingredients can settle. Then, another cleansing process at the 6 day mark, followed by a 4 to 6 week wait while the mixture ferments into wine.

Our first batch was what we’d call a simple red table wine. The taste? Drinkable and palatable, but certainly not worthy of any wine competition medals. Nor did we serve it to our friends. However, like any skill, we improved with practice.

Our next effort was a batch of fruit wine, apricot to be precise. We wanted to try a fruit wine because we really enjoy some of the fruit wines produced by small local wineries on our U.S. wine trails travels. We actually shared this bottling with friends, and were pleased by their positive comments and request for us to make another batch.

We’ve basically stayed with fruit wines since then, as we’re able to experiment somewhat in terms of how much fruit we add and how it affects the end product. While we still enjoy a good wine purchase, it’s been fun to share with people that we’re wine makers!

In summary, if you like wine and get a kick out of gardening, maybe wine making is for you. An element of patience is required, as well as a willingness to experiment and accept that the occasional batch will outright flop. However, you’ll have a hard time surpressing your pride when a friend or family member compliments you on your wine making skills!