Welcome to the Rochester Area Home Winemakers Website

We make wine for personal enjoyment, and our site is open to anyone interested in this rewarding hobby. Our club is for amateur winemakers who are willing and eager to learn the fine art of making, and occasionally tasting, one of nature's finest foods.

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January 2012 posts

Winemaking Terms Defined: Describing a Wine’s Taste Co-authored by Jack Keller!

Minutes for January 14, 2012 Meeting

December 2011 posts

Some new Cooking With Wine recipes added to Side Dishes

Log Notes for 2010 Rougeon, winner of NY State Fair "Best of Category"

Winemaking Terms Defined: Attending a Wine Tasting

The Home Wine Press Oct.-Nov. 2011

November 2011 posts 

Minutes for November 12, 2011 Meeting

Club Medalists in the 2011 AWS Amateur Wine Competition

Photos of club pouring at 2011 AWS Showcase of Wines

Estimating ABV and Residual Sugar in 3 Easy Steps updated to handle dessert wines

October 2011 posts

Club Medalist in the 2011 Erie County Fair Home Wine Competition

Acids in Wine

Winemaking Terms Defined: Vineyard Management

The Home Wine Press Aug.-Sept. 2011

NEW! Now you can search this website. On the menu bar at left, hover on "Home" and click on Search This Site. This search includes our website pages but not our .pdf files.

September 2011 posts

Club Medalists in the 2011 Western NY Amateur Wine Makers’ Contest

Minutes from September 10, 2011 meeting

Club Medalists in the 2011 NY State Fair Amateur Wine Competition

New books, with reviews, added to Club Library