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Making wine at home


A grape crusher crushes the grapes and feeds them into a holding bin. The winemaker tests the fruit for sugar and acid content, perhaps adds more yeast, then leaves the wine to ferment for a week or 10 days. Crushers cost $200-$350.

(Globe Staff Photo / Jonathan Wiggs)
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