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I hope you'll
enjoy our winemaking page. Please visit our Clickabrew shopping site where you will find supplies for all
your winemaking needs.
You'll find lots
of information here that can help you become a better
and more knowledgeable winemaker. Don't forget to visit
our recipes section for
a list of tested and proven fruit wine recipes.
Wine consumption
has risen sharply over the past few years
and there is no secret to why this has happened. There
have been several studies indicating that wine can have many benefits to your
health if drank in moderation. Of course wine makers
have known this all along. After all, there are more
old wine makers than old doctors.
Meet
Our Wine Gal
Bernadette
has been making wine since 1992 and she's our in-house
wine expert. Bernadette is very knowledgeable on
this subject and can answer your toughest winemaking
questions. She enjoys good wine and is always ready
to talk about wine and winemaking. She also tinkers
with brewing and prefers to make exotic beer styles
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Wine and Your Health
There have been
several stories in the media proclaiming the many benefits
of moderate wine consumption. Several studies
have given credibility to these claims. Now you can
make your wine knowing that not only is it a great hobby,
but there may be health benefits in drinking it too.
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The Joy of Home Winemaking
Here
is an excellent beginners book for getting started in
home wine making written by Terry
A. Garey. The author writes "I tried to
write a book which answered all the questions I had
as a beginning winemaker and incorporated answers to
all the questions people had ever asked me about making
wine. The emphasis is on fruit wines, rather than grape
wines, and on having fun."
Garey goes on to say "Sure, you can be more serious
and scientific about things if you want, but really,
if you can follow a cake recipe or make jam, you can
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Grand Cru Italian Primitivo
Puglia is Italy’s southeastern most region which spans the
country’s long stiletto “heel”. This is where you would find
what is considered to be one of Puglia’s hottest varietals:
Primitivo.
The name of this grape comes from the latin word Primitivus
which translates as precocious. It was given this name because
of it’s tendency to ripen earlier than most other wine grapes.
DNA testing has proved this grape to be a close relative of
the popular Zinfandel varietal. Primitivo has experienced
a 65% growth as a fi nished table wine in 2006 and is impressing
critics worldwide. Now you too can experience making it yourself
with the New Grand Cru International Series Italian Primitivo
Wine
and Cheese
Wine and cheese, cheese and wine; seems like a match made
in heaven, but this can be one of the most complex matches
between food and wine. Let's try to explain and make this
as easy as possible.
Read the complete
article...
Choosing
The Right Wine Glass
Nowadays it seems wine glass manufacturers produce a different
wine glass for every type of wine there is. Is this just marketing
at work, or does it really make a difference which type of
glass you use with a certain wine? The truth is probably somewhere
in the middle.
Read the complete article...
Big
News from RJ Spagnols! Cru Select Valpolicella Ripassa
Announcing a new way to ferment on grape skins with Italian
Valpolicella Ripassa featuring Mi-Pak Winery
Grape Skins™
Changing the way you make wine. Now, through
a new technological advancement RJ Spagnols has perfected
fermentation on winery grape skins. M-Pak Winery Grape Skins
are dried virgin winery grape skins. They have developed a
proprietary gentle drying process that quickly locks in the
natural flavour, colour and tannin of the grape skins which
results in a better tasting wine.
NEW!
Cellar Classic Winery Series with Winery Grape Skins
Discover the true winery experience with these new Cellar
Classic wine kits. The Cellar Classic Winery Series showcases
RJ Spagnols' expertise and commitment to carry on the age-old
winemaking traditions as practiced in the finest grape growing
areas of the world. These red wines are produced by fermenting
grape juice on the crushed grape skins, seeds and stems. This
allows the winemaker to extract deep colour, chewy tannins,
tantalizing flavours and complex aromas to produce richly
structured wines. Available in Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,
Shiraz and Valpolicella.
Orchard
Breezin' CranApple Chardonnay
A toast to the Holiday Season! Prepare for the holiday season
by making the newest seasonal sensation from Orchard Breezin'
- Holiday Cran Apple Chardonnay. This low alcohol white wine
features tart green apple balanced out by smooth white cranberry
to produce an easy drinking wine with a crisp, refreshing
finish. Great as a part of your favourite holiday get-together.
Here for a limited time. Don't delay!
Wine
and Food Matching Principles
- Match your wine to the strongest flavour on the plate.
- Balance the weight of the wine to the weight of the food.
A full flavoured meal needs a full-bodied wine; a lighter
dish requires a lighter wine.
- Fatty, greasy or rich dishes need a dry wine with good
acidity to clean the palate.
- Salty dishes need a slightly sweet wine with full fruit
flavours, moderate acidity, lower alcohol and no tannins.
- Hot, spicy dishes require refreshing acidity, lower alcohol
and fruity wines with a touch of sweetness.
- Cream sauces and butter require wines of good fruit and
matching creamy style or contrasting acidity to cleanse
the palate.
- The dessert wine should be sweeter than the dessert.
- Rare meats need young tannic reds and well-done meats
need older or fruity reds with little or no tannins.
- Foods high in acidity are complemented by wines high in
acidity.
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