So let’s say you’re an experienced wine enthusiast now. You’ve trained your nose to savor the aromas and your tongue to separate the notes in each glass. You’re able to suggest the proper bottle to go with any meal being served, and you know how long to wait before serving it. You know which wines you can keep on your rack in the dining room and which you needed to place into storage, and you keep a very detailed database (perhaps at Cellartracker) to let you know where you put all of it. With all of those experiences behind you, maybe it’s time to try the next frontier, and make your own wine?

Making your own wine doesn’t necessarily require the optimal conditions you find in the wine countries of the world—you’re not likely to produce a new varietal that takes the market by storm and becomes a legend of the industry. Home winemaking is primarily about using your knowledge and particular tastes to create something that’s maybe just for you and your friends over a special dinner. To that end, remember to have fun with your experiment—and if you don’t succeed the first time, don’t be afraid to try again. You might even try making several different kinds of wine at the same time to see if you discover something you hadn’t expected.

Here are a handful of links to get you started.

- Homemade Wine, a comprehensive resource on the subject

- A highly rated homemade wine recipe from Allrecipes.com

- Crushpad, a Twitter-based do-it-yourself winery