Home made wine making is the current trend in the wine market. For folks who love enjoying a glass of wine during or after dinner, making your own is a good way to lower your wine expenditures when you’re shopping for groceries.

The following paragraphs will provide you with basic step-by-step wine making instructions and expectations to help you get started the right way, without any surprises.

Everyone who has undertaken making homemade wine knows that it can be a daunting task your first time out. It can be time consuming, frustrating and expensive and I only wish I knew then what I know now. I promised myself that I would help save others the time, money and hassle I experienced in my first year. I made so many mistakes in these areas that we almost bottled our finished product as marinade! I swore I would always share my learnings with others who are getting started. Most of the problems I had in my first year dealt with one of three themes:

Ice wine is difficult to make and quite expensive. But it’s sooo good! It’s been increasing in popularity, and more and more commercial winemakers are trying their hand at making high-end ice wines to meet the demand. If you’re a homemade winemaker, before you consider making ice wine yourself, you should know a little about what it is, how it is produced and what challenges you should expect along the way!

McLaren Vale, the home of the Curtis Family Vineyards, is just 45 minutes drive south of South Australia’s capital of Adelaide, has been making wine for one and a half centuries. That’s not as long as wine has been made in Italy, but the results are just as encouraging. And how a family with its ancestry dating back to the 15th Century has brought its expertise to McLaren vale with a new range of wines with an impressive European lineage.

Mclaren Vale wine is produced in the south of Australia where many of the family owned vineyards are over 100 years’ old. Some have been developed into boutique vineyards that supply the local fine restaurants with signature wines. The visitor to the area will be surprised by the choice of cafes and fine food establishments.

McLaren Vale, the home of the Curtis Family Vineyards, is just 45 minutes drive south of South Australia’s capital of Adelaide, has been making wine for one and a half centuries. That’s not as long as wine has been made in Italy, but the results are just as encouraging. And how a family with its ancestry dating back to the 15th Century has brought its expertise to McLaren vale with a new range of wines with an impressive European lineage.

Select wine merchants Buying wine online is a useful and convenient way to source wines from unusual wine varieties. There are many advantages, and a couple of pitfalls to buying wine online.

The survey of the ‘rich and extensive valley of McLaren Vale’ was completed three years after proclamation, in 1839 by John McLaren. McLaren was appointed as Senior Surveyor was given the task of surveying the southern districts of Adelaide. McLaren divided up the south of Adelaide into three districts – B, C and D. B reached from Holdfast Bay and extended south as far as the Onkaparinga River, it was opened to the public in February 1839. Section C was to include all the land south of the Onkaparinga River to Willunga Hill. Section D included land from Willunga to Encounter Bay.

Sort after premium McLaren vale wines are produced by the Curtis family since 1973. The Curtis Family Vineyards are established just west of the township of McLaren Vale