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The 2009 Winefest was a complete success with great people, presenters and plenty of prizes.

Thank You for visiting www.WinePress.US WinePress.US is the largest wine making & grape growing discussion forum on the entire Internet for wineries, vineyards, home winemakers and wine enthusiasts. The links to the right will give you a little bit of information about my journey to make a fine home made wine and grow grapes. Or you can click below to visit the WinePress.US forum. Cheers, Joel

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WinePress.US and its members are instrumental in bringing out of date CA law to light, and getting SB 607 passed into law.   In an initial inquest for a permit for the 2008 WinePress.US Winefest to the ABC, the ABC notified that the wine competition and wine swap would be illegal. I sent dozens of emails to the ABC to find a way to host the Winefest legally.   Each one came back stating that what I wanted to do was illegal.

The law in place at that time prohibits home winemakers from transporting wines from the place where it was made, as well as giving it as a gift. I sent out emails to nearly 20 winemaking clubs in CA, notifying them of the law.   Many of the WinePress.US members, especially Andy Coradeschi sent emails to local congressmen / women, wine clubs and more.    Andy has been instrumental as our point of contact with Senator Wiggins' and Senator Boyd's offices.

Both the Assembly and the Senate quickly approved the bill, and has now received signature by Governor Schwarzenegger, changing this law. Great work by all the legislatures in CA, all who wrote letters to their senators, Andy Coradeschi and all the WP members.   Cheers to a job well done!!!

WinePress.US DVD for the beginning winemaker is in it's final production stage.. Click here to view the trailer.. Cheers, Joel Online ordering coming soon!

We now have the trailer for the WinePress.US WineFest 2005 in Denver, CO available for download.

The new server is completed but I am constantly updating the server... Please consider making a donation now to the new server fund.

Polo, T-Shirts, cooler cups & DVD's Available Now - Click Here for More Info - New Style shirts will be available soon. Quantities are limited.

WinePress.US was recently interviewed by WineMaking Radio and a downloadable mp3 file or streaming audio can be found here in Episode #8 & #9.

WinePress.US was again recently interviewed by WineMakingRadio.com in episode #12.

New Segment: I'm going to start a new segment featuring a member and his winemaking tip, setup, or history each month. I'm also going to try to get articles from other writers here on the main page. This is all in the initial thought process stage. Stay tuned.

We now have a section for people to start their own wine co-op, wine club or just to find other wine makers nearby. Just as mentioned in WineMaker Magazine.

New Vineyard Photos!! Photos from planting 6 Vignole vines, our test of the two grow tube styles, and 2006 photos will be in the "Vineyard Life" section soon. Be sure to look at "Year #2" and "Year #3" and "Year #4"..

Recently, I have had a lot of request about where I got the signs I have on my carboys. Well I just took some Mardi Gras beads (everyone has some of these around the house) and cut them to about 10 inches. Then I cut up some thin plastic, which I believe was excess bathroom shower liner I had cut off some time ago. I made small squares for the labels, and glued the Mardi Gras beads to them. Then I just used my label maker for the wine type and year. I kept mine in separate lines so I can don't have to print out full labels each time. I'll just keep them from each type and change the year with each new batch. If you've got a good idea, be sure to mention it in the wine forum where everyone is constantly learning.

Back to the Basics....
This site is to provide information to others interested in making wine at home and grape growing. Learn from my mistakes and some of my good fortunes.

I have tried making or have already have made.....
I have made or am currently making........

	Concord Grape
	Apple Cinnamon
	Cranberry Apple
	Elderberry
	Mulberry
	Strawberry
	Raspberry Zinfandel (kit)

	Blackberry
	Cranberry
	Merlot (kit)
	Chianti (kit)
	Pinot Noir (from kit)
	California Blush (from kit)
	Cabernet / Merlot (kit)

I spent weeks researching on the Internet only to get bits and pieces of information. Here are my findings as well as the lessons I've learned along the way.

It is a great feeling to see someone drink a glass of your wine and have a smile come across their face. I hope you see my enthusiasm and enjoy the site.