Greetings to all home winemaking enthusiasts!

My passion is making and enjoying wine, and learning as much as possible about every aspect of wine, from growing grapes to the science of winemaking and wine appreciation. And as with wine is best appreciated with friends, I also enjoy sharing my knowledge and experience with fellow winemakers.

And so I have decided to start this blog to reach out all home winemakers to supplement my publications Techniques in Home Winemaking: The Comprehensive Guide to Making Chateau-Style Wines and Kit Winemaking: The Illustrated Beginner’s Guide to Making Wine from Concentrate. I am also the Technical Editor and a contributor author to WineMaker magazine. My experience is derived from extensive literature searches as well as making my own wine, both at home and commercially at Maleta Winery in picturesque Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario’s Niagara region. One of our specialities is sparkling wine; take a look at how we disgorge bottles of bubbly.

If you share the passion of home winemaking, I would be delighted to hear from you. I also want to gauge interest in laboratory analysis and sensory evaluation services for home winemakers. Services would include, for example, measurement of keys parameters such as TA, pH, free and total SO2, subjective sensory evaluation, assessing faults or spoilage, and actionable recommendations to improve your wine.

Cheers, Daniel Pambianchi