Whether from wine, apple juice, or fruit scraps: Vinegar can also be made at home. With an alcohol-containing base, some ...

This story is part of our Guide to Modern Homesteading. Read the other stories in the series here. One of the most exciting things about the vinegar renaissance is that, unlike olive oil, you can ...

It feels a lot like alchemy. The transformation is remarkable. Magical even. In glass jars, alcohol, water, sugar and usually discarded bits of a piece of fruit -- tough, spiky skin and the inedible, ...

Nearly every week, a professional panel tastes dozens of wines in The Chronicle's Food & Wine department conference room. When the tannin settles, the panel has helped select the ones we feature each ...