I think it is safe to say that most wine lovers have the occasional vision, a dream let's call it, of walking among your own vineyards.

You gently touch your grapes as your field hands are working all around you to make your own signature wine. Maybe you are making Cabernet or perhaps Shiraz. The day dream can vary.

However, with today's DIY mentality, you don't need to have this huge image of making wine. Scale it down a notch or two or three, and you can actually make wine at home.

The web site beer-wine.com is a resources available on line to help you get started. It's got loads of links to information on books and even kits.

For example, here is a kit that goes for about $100:


Complete WInemaking Equipment Kit
Includes primary fermentor with cover, and glass secondary fermenter, hydrometer, stopper and fermentation lock, carboy handle, Autosiphon and siphon tubing, bottlefiller, sterilizer, brushes, corker, corks and reference book. No ingredients