Making homemade wine from scratch masterclass, all natural, traditional way. Amazing results!
At around the 48 1/2 minute mark, I accidentally said 6-8 months but meant to say 6-8 WEEKS. Sorry about that, but please note this - thanks!!
Making wine from scratch and sharing tips along the way - all-natural way, traditional way, with amazing results. After watching this video, you will be able to make wine!! It's a family tradition and a fantastic hobby which is very rewarding, and you can make some amazing wines, right at home!! Hope you enjoy this wine making episode, as much as I have enjoyed bringing it to you :)
00:00:00 INTRO
00:00:47 picking your grapes
00:02:41 crushing and destemming grapes
00:03:29 some explaining to do/fermenting explanation
00:07:18 starting the fermenting process
00:17:35 day 2
00:22:02 day 3
00:26:53 day 4
00:32:13 day 5
00:33:35 Day 6 - starting to rack
00:36:16 moving into first demijohn
00:41:00 Removing skins to begin pressing
00:41:58 Pressing the grape skins
00:48:37 6-8 WEEKS (not months!) later - racking into new demijohn
00:56:38 bottling
01:01:43 TASTE TEST
01:02:34 corking
01:09:33 after bottling
1:11:40 extro
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Making Red wine from scratch - simple/brief summary
• Buy red grapes and de-stem them. Discard/compost the stems.
• Crush the grapes and put them in an elevated barrel or container (i.e. this is your primary fermenter) (put it on a bench or heavy stand)
• Add yeast to the crushed grapes (.073 grams of yeast per each pound of grapes) (OR - do not add yeast and just let the wild yeast in the air do the job)
• Cover the grapes to keep the fruit flies out, but do not seal it tightly as fermentation gas must be allowed to escape.
• Let the grapes ferment with the skins…up to 2 days produces a light red wine, 2 - 4 days produces a medium red wine, 4 - 8 days produces a dark red wine.
• As the grapes are fermenting, they will produce a “cap” (the juice will be below and the grapes will be forced above by the fermentation gas), break the cap twice daily, and mix the skins with the juice
• The day before you are ready to rack (i.e. siphon) do not break the cap - leave the cap in tact
• Place a tube in the container to the bottom, and rack (siphon) the juice out
• Once completed, take the remaining grapes from the container and put them in a wine press
• Press the skins to extract any remaining juice. Continue to press until it is very hard - then stop
• Take all your juice and put it into demijohn and fill about 7/8 full. Seal with a cork/airlock combo and put a water solution in the airlock
• After 6 - 8 WEEKS, rack (siphon) the wine out of the demijohn, into another demijohn and fill to within an inch from the top
• After 4 months, rack again, and fill to within 1 inch from the top again
• After 6 months, you can now bottle, or let stand in the demijohn for another year and bottle then
• After corking your bottles, let them stand vertically for 2 - 5 days, to ensure the cork expands back to its original thickness - then you can store it horizontally without any risk of leakage.
• The red wine will be good to drink when it is one year old, and even better at 2 years old
• Store in a cool dark place
• Enjoy
Making white wine
• Buy white grapes, destem, crush and press same day
• Put juice in an elevated barrel or container (i.e. this is your primary fermenter) (put it on a bench or heavy stand)
• Add yeast to the juice (.073 grams of yeast per each pound of grapes) (OR - do not add yeast and just let the wild yeast in the air do the job)
• Cover the juice to keep the fruit flies out, but do not seal it tightly as fermentation gas must be allowed to escape.
• Allow the fermentation to continue until it starts to slow or stop completely (anywhere from 7 - 10 days)
• Place a tube in the container to the bottom, and rack (siphon) the juice out
• Take all your juice and put it into demijohn and fill about 7/8 full. Seal with a cork/airlock combo and put a water solution in the air lock
• After 6 - 8 weeks, rack (siphon) the wine out of the demijohn, into another demijohn and fill to within an inch from the top
• After 4 months, rack again, and fill to within 1 inch from the top again
• After 6 months, you can now bottle, or let stand in the demijohn for another year and bottle then
• After corking your bottles, let them stand vertically for 2 - 5 days, to ensure the cork expands back to its original thickness - then you can store it horizontally without any risk of leakage.
• The red wine will be good to drink when it is one year old, and even better at 2 years old
• Store in a cool dark place
• Enjoy
At around the 48 1/2 minute mark, I accidentally said 6-8 months but meant to say 6-8 WEEKS. Sorry about that, but please note this - thanks!!👍👍
Great video….one question… what temperature is your aging wine kept at?
@@brianeaton3734 glad you enjoyed this episode and my wine room base temperature is 60 F
@@CookingwiththeCoias Awesome video. Can you post amazon links to the things you used?
I have tried this technique in Ukraine, in the Carpathian mountains. A red grape that was growing when I bought the cottage . I found the wine to become sour , and I heard the air reacts with it causing this taste. I have had to crush then quickly put in a air free vat to get anything drinkable
@@buddyrojek9417 thanks for sharing your story with us 👍
How did I just watch an over 1 hour video and enjoy every second. What a likeable guy, thanks!
So glad you enjoyed this episode and thanks for the great feedback 👍👍🍷🍷
Out of all the wine making videos, young man, yours 🎉the best.
Thanks for such great feedback - I appreciate it very much - I'm very happy that you enjoyed this wine making episode 👍👍
Hey Evo, great video. My Italian grandfather came to the USA about 1910. He worked the coal mines of West Virginia. He would buy new boots every year, use them to stomp grapes then wear them to work. The last thing I did with my father before he died was start a batch of wine. He died a week later. I finished the wine and labeled it in honor of him and shared it with the family. Your video brings back nice memories. Solute’
Wow - what an amazing story and I'd say...very special wine and that's an amazing story about your grandfather as well - thanks for sharing it with us - great memories for sure!
Wow what a bittersweet story of your father...May he rest in peace...
As soon as I seen that your grandfather came to West Virginia I had to comment. Mine also came to WV from Calabria in around 1908. Mine also made homemade wine. But, I never got to see him make it. But he always made sure us kids got a little taste I miss him and those days I'm 70 years old and I think often about those days. Thanks for bringing back all the good Ole days. God Bless😊
My grandparents were also from Calabria. 😀
@@debbiethomas the may have known each other. Mine came over from San Givonie ( not sure about the spelling) at that time. Lived in star city. Near Morgantown.
As a home fruit wine maker whose philosophy is "put fruit in a bucket and crush it up", I really enjoy these traditional winemaking videos. Sure I use a little metabisulfite here or there, but the rest I try to keep super simple. It's wine, not open heart surgery.
thanks for writing in :)
I am no wine expert. I just enjoy drinking wine but this was really a treat to watch. Thanks!
So happy to hear this - thanks for writing in 👍👍
This is the best "How to make wine at home" tutorial on YT , ps : you're sucha sweet person ❤️
I'm so glad you enjoyed this episode and I really appreciate your kind feedback - thank you👍👍
This is one of the best wine making videos I've seen in a long time. Thank you!
So happy that you enjoyed this episode 👍👍🙂🙂
Better than Netflix.
Nice video, however I would dispute the idea that sulphides cause headaches. It's high alcohol + high residual sugar that will cause headaches.
I am completely floored by your videos. So glad I found them. And you're in Canada !!! Howdy neighbour. I will make wine myself one day because of your great video. God bless
Fantastic!! So happy to hear this and hello neighbor 👍👍😊😊
Evo. God be with you and your family! Thank you for this wine making video. Just fantastic! I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I grew up in Welland Ontario. Our St. Mary's parish was like a little Europe. Neighbors were Italian, Hungarian and Croatian. The smells of everyone's foods whet our appetites when we played in the streets in the 60s. My father was from Croatia. Dad, uncles and grandparents made wine every fall. They got their concord grapes from Vineland just outside of St. Catharines, Ont. They brought their wine press and everything from Europe in 1939 on the boat all taken apart. They made their own sausage as well but when I was young I didn't pay much attention (I should have!), so I am so, so grateful for all your valuable instruction. Bon Appetiti! Love, from Elmwood, Wisconsin.
Thanks for sharing such great memories with us!! Love it!!
Glad I found this channel. I love all your videos so far. I’m Italian myself and love keeping old traditions like this. Its nice to watch a local guy, I live in York region. Thanks for these great videos!
Great to hear from you in the York Region and so glad you are enjoying my channel 🙂🙂
I'm in North York myself.
Very inspiring! I made about 100 bottles and it took 9 years for it to be smooth. Just enjoyed the last glass tonight. Loved the process. Love drinking it. Not as skilled but this video has inspired me to get back into a wonderful hobby,. Thank you!
That's fantastic!! So glad to hear you had some 9 yr old wine that you made and happy to hear that you are going to give wine making a try again 👍☺️😊😊
First time I watched such a long video without skipping. Amazing video! Thanks for sharing!
That's such a great compliment 👍 So glad you enjoyed this episode and thanks for taking the time to write 🙂
This was the absolute best video on the winemaking process! So interesting. You sir are a master winemaker and a great teacher. I am so excited that I came across your KZhead channel. I'll be binge-watching the rest of your interesting content.
So happy to hear that you enjoyed this episode and thanks for taking the time to write ☺️
@@CookingwiththeCoias Indeed I too, must commend you Ivo, as this is the best video I have seen on KZhead for making wine at home. Many thanks for you taking the time to go into great detail in this video .truly well done! In closing, I have a few questions regarding cleaning the wine press. My dad's old wine press very similar to the one you have (just one notch smaller in size) .. Has been stored in the garage for the last many years. It kind of needs a major cleaning etc ...looks dusty etc and needs a cleaning overhaul. (Note - All parts working & functioning etc) So that is precisely my question...in your opinion Ivo, 1) From a cleanliness perspective, how does one know if it is still good to use again? - how to best clean the wood parts? - and if some areas on the cast iron show slight surface rust, is there a remedy for that? Or is that a deal breaker? Any tips on cleaning/ restoring the wine press ? 2) Also, for regular yearly cleaning after making wine, if you are aware of a good video link that shows how you clean your wine press ..that would help lots. Thank you so much for all your videos !!!
@@SS-pi2yi use a brush with some soapy water to scrub your wine press, those hose it down thoroughly - you can also sterilize with a weak metabisulphite solution and it will be good to go - same process for cleaning when You're done. As for the rust, wash/scrub away all the rust, then treat that area using food grade grease...put the grease on with a light coat then wipe off - the remaining residual will protect 👍👍
@@CookingwiththeCoias will do- thanks again!
Fantastic video! Thanks.
I loved watching this, thank you!
This video is epic! You make this seem so simple and attainable! Thanks
Thank you for sharing your experience 🎉
I really enjoy this video, and it is very useful
Thanks, my friend for this gift and for sharing ❤
Nice work and good pargantation
Brilliant video. So much great information in one place. Thanks.
Love this, gonna save it! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed this episode 👍👍
Great content! Thank you for sharing all you've learned. Excellent video.
So glad you enjoyed this episode and thanks for writing in 👍🍇
Wow!! Thoroughly enjoyed this video as l have been making my red wine with 100% Shiraz grapes in Australia EXACTLY the same way. No added sulphates or chemicals. Completely 100% organic grape juice made into a good dry red. No headaches or hangovers. My mates and family can’t believe how good homemade wine can be at a moderate cost to bought wine. I learnt my trade from an old Italian who l helped with some of the ‘heavy lifting’ whilst he was making it. And “Yes,” air is the number one enemy in the wine making process. I loved the idea of adding marbles to top up the volume. I just top up with a bottle made the previous year. In Australia, corks are now rarely used and we use metal screw lids which need to be screwed on tightly so air can’t get in. Thanks for confirming my wine making process is the way to go. Cheers Carlo Sordello 🍷🍷🍷🍷
Great to hear from you Carlo in Australia and so happy to hear you enjoyed this episode and that you are making wine 👍👍
What a fantastic video. Informative and great personality. Thank you!
This is fantastic good sir
This video is gold. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing l, it is the treasure ❤️❤️❤️
Really enjoyed your video, great presentation and engaging
so happy to hear this :) :) :)
Thank you for sharing.
Really enjoyed the video I learnt loads
Happy to hear this 👍👍So glad you enjoyed this episode 👍🍷
I enjoyed that! I’m big into winemaking too! I often use FX10 yeast. I have made all those same varieties from California, I made all California grapes for many years but then I decided to try whites from Niagara. I was shocked at how much nicer the Ontario whites were! I made them for a few years and then one year the farmer I got my whites from said I grow good reds too you know. So the next year I tried some Ontario red and was very pleased! Now I make all Ontario wine! It feels good to use the grapes that grow right here! I buy my grapes from Watson’s grape farm, they are online. The reds are Gamay , Syrah, petit Verdot, Merlot and Cab Sauv. The whites are Vidal, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio! Are you a member of the Amateur Winemakers Of Ontario (AWO)? We would love to have you! I know there a clubs in Hamilton! Klaus
Hi Klaus - thanks for sharing your feedback with us - I actually made a local Vidal many years ago and I bought the grapes from Watson's🙂
This video is fantastic!!
So glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the great feedback👍👍👍
You are a good teacher. Thanks.
Great show.
Thanks for the Video, I learned something today much appreciated
So glad you enjoyed this episode 👍
I want to make sure I didn't miss a step. Nothing other than the grape juice and yeast? Great video and you are a natural in front of the camera.
You are correct, just the crushed grapes and the yeast👍🍷
Well done sir. Enjoyed your video and the process
So glad you enjoyed this episode 👍👍👍
What an amazing video. The good old wine-making down to the basics. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome vid, thank you.
Thank you Ivo, I will try.❤
Fantastic!! Happy to hear this 🙂🙂
Good teaching ❤❤❤❤❤
i love this video, very informative! :)
So glad you enjoyed this episode 👍👍🍷🍷
Loved it, one of the best videos on how to make wine on you tube!
so glad you enjoyed this wine making episode and thanks for such great feedback :)
Ivo, this was a great show! My grandfather, who died before I was born made his own wine. My dad, who used to help him, never continued the tradition. I remember In the sixties there were still plenty of families on our block in the Bronx who would have the discarded, thin wood sided grape crates, out in front of their houses for garbage pick up every fall. That, and the empty crates of tomatoes at the end of summer used for making canned homemade tomato sauce.
Great memories!!👍👍
Great idea with the marbles..thank you!
Glad you enjoyed that tip 👍👍🍇🍇
Wonderful video 😊
excellent!!
Absolutely awesome video! very informative! Thank you for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed this episode 👍👍🍷🍷
Thankyou so much for taking the time and making the effort to provide us with such a detailed and informative video on wine making😊
So glad you enjoyed this episode and thanks for the feedback 👍👍👍
Beautiful presentation 🎯
Thanks for the great feedback - so glad you enjoyed this wine making episode 👍👍
Thank you sir...was a great pleasure to finished watching your whole video while enjoying my 🍷 cheers mate!
Bravo well done. Gracious host !
The best and most detailed video ever❤
So glad you enjoyed this episode 👍👍
Great video and setup! I'm sure I'll watch it a few more times! 😂
You’re a very good instructor. Thank you. You explained all and gave me so much extra info on what I was doing wrong.
great videos, very in-depth. Also 62 and that caked up sheessh
Outstanding video!!! Great job! I am just transitioning from kits and this is excellent!
You're going to love it!!
I enjoy watching your video thank you
Hi from Thailand Thank you for a great content you made.😊
Great to hear from you in Thailand - I will be visiting your country this year and looking forward to the sights, meeting people, the culture and most of all, the delicious food 😊😊
Thank you. Interesting
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I look forward to watching the episode of you cracking that last 1999 vintage of yours in 3 years time. Good health!
Ivo it's really great show to make a classy wine.
I've enjoyed the heck out of this video
So happy to hear this 😃😃😃
I just found your channel and I am happy I did.. Great videos..I love the fact your wine is all natural.. Thanks for sharing your wine and cooking videos with us all.
So glad you found this channel and thanks for writing in 👍👍
Incredibly authentic video Evo. I loved it! Your love of wine and wine-making comes through loud and clear.
So glad you enjoyed this episode and thanks for writing in 👍👍
awesome video! I have some merlot and montepulciano going right now. no additives. cheers
Wow. I loved this video I think I learnt everything there is to making wine. Thank you ❤
So happy to hear that you enjoyed this episode on making wine, and thanks for your great feedback 👍👍
cant believe i watched the whole video and loved it thankyou
That's fantastic 👍👍So glad you enjoyed this wine making episode 🙂🙂
Thank you, very interesting. Greetings from Lithuania👍👍👍
Great to hear from you in Lithuania👍👍
Really good process I like it 👍👌🤝🙏🥰
Brilliant vlog. Watching in Bordeaux. 😊🍷
Great to hear from you in Bordeaux....beautiful wine country :)
amazing. I've gone through a lot of videos, none made more sense or made me feel more confident than this. Thank you for doing what you do!
so glad you enjoyed this wine making episode :)
This is an awesome Experience.
So glad you enjoyed this episode 😊😊
Amazing video thank you 👍👍🙏🙏
So glad you enjoyed this episode 👍👍👍
Men you are amazing . God bless your soul 🙏
I thoroughly enjoyed myself just watching you. Well done!
So happy to hear this 👍👍
24:20, I can hear the bubling. A very nice sound!
Fantastic video, thanks so much. Nearing retirement myself, so need hobbies like this, and the wine of course!
Congratulations on your upcoming retirement 👍👍 It's good to have hobbies 🙂
Bravo Ivo. I like the marble trick.
...works like a charm :)
Ivo, you are a man of many talents!!! Happy holidays from Miami, FL!
..great to hear from you in Miami and all the best and Happy Holidays to you as well👍👍
Very informative. Just like my Dad used to make it. He would have loved this video. Thank you so much!
great to hear that this is how your dad made wine as well :)
Fantastic
That was awesome 👌 that's gonna help me do my chemistry assignment. Enjoyed it.
So happy to hear this and good luck on your assignment 👍👍
Nice video, enjoyed both the process and the presentation. Just started brewing beer but interested in wine making also so I’m saving your video for a refresher in the future, thanks!
You're going to love making wine👍👍 Thanks for taking the time to write 😊😊
Nice 😊 I liked it all. Also the person behind it.
So glad you enjoyed this episode 👍👍🍷🍷
I have really enjoyed watching your amazing video with lots of interesting and great information about wine making in it. Thanks for sharing Ivo. I am now learning about fermenting, one of which is to make wine. I have learned a lot of new things from you. I hope you will still be well and healthy to always share.
I am so happy that you have enjoyed this episode and thanks for taking the time to write 👍👍🍇🍇
Hi Ivo I would like to humbly ask you 2 questions if you are okay. I found a white layer of kahm yeast formed on the surface of my wine 2 days after I strained / filter to separate the juice from its skin then I moved the liquid into a bottle in which I filled the bottle up to 75% of its volume. My 2 questions are that is it common / normal to see a layer of kahm yeast formed on the surface of the wine during 6 - 8 weeks storing period before its 1st racking? The 2nd question is that if it happens to the wine during this period, is it harmful and how do you think we should do to treat it?
@@yudaaritonang9741 I personally have not had any kahm yeast occur so I would say it's not regular thing, but can definitely occur. Also, hopefully it's not mold (if you had moldy grapes, that could have been the issue) Kahm yeast will start to turn your wine and impact the flavor - I would suggest removing the Kahm yeast (once most is removed, you can "absorb" any residual by using a paper towel. As for treating it, the only thing I would suggest is to add some metabisulphite....even though I always avoid using sulphates, in this case, it could be needed (about a quarter teaspoon per every 6 gallons) good luck and I hope this works out for you 👍👍
I can’t do this (yet!), but what a great watch! Many thanks 👍
Glad you enjoyed this video and sounds like winemaking is on your bucket list 🍇🍇🍷🍷🙂🙂
super cool! ive planted a few rows of grapes so hopefully have a few bottles worth in a couple years. Siete fantastico per questo video grazie
My family made their own wine traditionally in Benevento region and I used to tread grapes as a 3 year old.Noone ever used plastic containers!
Thanks for sharing your memories with us 👍🍷
Ivo, You’ve done an amazing job in detailing every aspect of making homemade Vino! In fact, you’ve given me the confidence to start making wine again and brought back the fun memories of making wine with my dad as a kid.
That's outstanding!! SO glad you enjoyed this video and that you are going to continue your fathers family tradition :) :) :)
Oh my, What a surprise. I have been watching your channel and never thought you lived in Hamilton. What a small world. Thank you for taking the time and showing us your old school Italian recipes. Grazie!
Greetings from Singapore. What a cool video ...a complete eye opener !! Love your explanations on what to do and why....Excellent insight into the non-use of sulphur . . . .
Glad you enjoyed it! Great to hear from you in Singapore!!
Great video, very informative. Thank you! I really hope i can find a place that will destem and crush the grapes for me 😅😅
Great, fabulous video Ivo! Love and best wishes from Kolkata, India 🎉❤
So glad you enjoyed this episode and great to hear from you in India👍👍
Love ❤ your video. Follow from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬
i love this video after seeing all these other home brew guys with the full stainless steel beer rigs and racks of glass bottles with airlocks for wine and mead and always making such a massive deal about sanitizing everything and not touching anything etc etc. ive always thought... gee, you know they didnt have all that stuff 1000 years ago, but they still made wine and beer just fine. then we got this guy with a homemade vat covered with a bed sheet, and its just perfect.
So glad you enjoyed this episode and my wine always comes out great!!