How to Make Grape Wine?

Wash and sort ripe grapes

Remove stems and discard damaged fruit

Crush the grapes to release the juice

Place the crushed grapes in a sanitized fermentation vessel

Add wine yeast

Cover the vessel with an airlock or breathable cover

Ferment in a cool, dark place for several days to a few weeks

Stir or punch down the grape solids daily during active fermentation

Strain out the solids after fermentation slows

Transfer the liquid to a clean vessel

Let the wine age and clarify for several weeks to several months

Rack the wine off sediment as needed

Bottle the wine in sanitized bottles

Store the bottles in a cool, dark place

Let the wine age further before drinking

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