Geared to everyday wine lovers who want to drink well, save money, and impress their friends, this book reveals everything needed to make delicious wines-both reds and whites-from start to finish. A new preface on the new trend and options in home winemaking update this edition.

Sheridan Warrick is a Northern California winemaker, and a senior editor at VIA magazine.

"Eminently readable.... Highly recommended to anyone eager to discover the thrills and delights of making wine at home." Gastronomica

"Can you change a tire? Then you can make wine.... And even if you never bottle a drop, you'll come away with a greater appreciation of what goes into your glass." San Francisco Chronicle

"An essential reference that takes you step-by-step through techniques used by professionals to create quality small-lot wines. A book like this would have been a huge help for me when I first started making wine! Both easy to read and serious enough so that the reader doesn't feel talked down to as an amateur, The Way to Make Wine is a much needed guide to the basics of modern winemaking."—Michael Dashe, owner and winemaker, Dashe Cellars

"This book is a terrific resource. Warrick clearly knows his stuff and conveys the sometimes technical information in a truly palatable manner."—Lynn Alley, frequent contributor to Wine Spectator and author of Lost Arts: A Celebration of Culinary Tradition