Words of Wisdom from the
Master Vinificators

Southampton is rife with people drooling over their bubbling buckets of wine. The list of converts grows steadily by the evil pressgang forces of Tom and Alec.

Join the fun and make a name in the art of winemaking.

This site has been set up for preaching our particular philosophy concerning the ancient art of winemaking. It is aimed generally at students or other similarly poor people and, despite the bias towards Southampton, our ideas are applicable anywhere on the planet.

Our thoughts and ideas divide up as follows.

Philosophy.

A little idealogical introduction to the art.

Equipment.

All the paraphernalia you will need.

Ingredients.

A selection of ideas for what you can make wine out of.

Method.

The actions and rituals whereby wine is produced.

Wine Tasting.

A few pointers on tasting wine.

If the jargon gets too much for you, we give you :

• The Glossary

Lastly, for those who just want to get on and do it, with the minimum of effort, we provide :

• The beginners guide to winemaking.

While we may claim to be the definitive guide to down-to-earth wine making, we are by no means the only approach that exists. Much has been written on the subject, both physically and virtually. Thus we provide a kind of bibliography.

• Some books you could look for.

The Wine Pages were originally written by Tom How and Alec Harkness. Tom's version can now be found at www.thewinepages.org.uk