Learn how to make your own fruit wine at home — easy, traditional, and perfect for beginners. No vineyard required!

Most of us have been around some form of fermentation since childhood, though we might not have thought of it that way at the time. There was always something left to bubble or turn sour in the corner ...

An estimated 500,000 hobbyists in North America are making wine with purchased grapes, juice, even berries. Some even grow their own. By Eric Asimov Reporting from Geyserville, Calif., and New York.