Zinfandel has a somewhat funny history. It’s always been thought that that the grape comes from southern Italy as well as the Primitivo grape. However is 2001 after many years of research using DNA profiling, it was found that the grape is identical to Crljenak which is a grape from Croatia. It’s even thought that with some more research the first plants may have originated from either Greece or Albania.

Of course, Zinfandel grapes are very much Continue reading →

If you have a few grapevines growing in your backyard and if you have tasted the fruits of your labor, then maybe the time has come for you to stock your own label. Actually, you do not need your own grapes to make your own wine and you normally make better wine if you do not have your own grapes. The reason for this is that home wine brewing kits are so popular these days that you can go from chardonnay to merlot from a click of your mouse and simply order on-line whichever Continue reading →

You will want to spend hours finding the perfect wine gift for the wine lover on your list, but you may not have to. There is no end to the possibility of finding a good gift because there is no end to the possibility of the gift itself.

In other words, wine gifts come with such variety and variance that you could wind up wanting to take a few home for yourself after you have bought something for everyone on your list. Look for something that is a little Continue reading →

If you want to make wine there is no excuse for not doing so: you need neither license nor cellar and the utensils may already be in your house, flat or caravan -for wine may be made in the smallest of places. To make a couple of gallons of wine is no more bother than to bake a tray of cakes or pickle a few jars of onions, and in comparison the rewards of your labors are far more pleasurable.

A word of warning: The fact that home-made Continue reading →