Wine And Beer Making

Question:
I'm considering winemaking, since SWMBO is not very interested in beer (more for me!). Of course, I wouldn't even consider to stop brewing.
I've been brewing for 14 years, have done extract, partial mash, and all grain.
If I were to rate extract brewing at a '4' level of difficulty, and all grain at an 8 or so, where would winemaking fall on this scale?
How much time does winemaking take? Is there any additional equipment (over and above my brewing equipment) that I would need? Can someone recommend a good winemaking book? Are there many brewers out there who also make wine?

Answer:
I make a small amount of wine in addition to the cider, soda, and beer. From what I've heard a significant number of brewers are beginning to branch out into other beverages. Hmmm... extract=4, grain=8... It all depends. If you make wines from kits then I would rate it a 4 just like extract. If you want to go the all grape route then you're at the 8 or 9 level in my opinion. Wine is something you can make as simple or complex as you like. Kits are simple but I wouldn't discount them. There are many really good tasting ones out there. They also don't require an investment in equipment as you should already have everything you need from your brewing. Well, you might need some smaller carboys as the kits never fill up the standard size ones without topping off.
Wine does require a larger block of your time than beer.With the average kit you are looking at over a month till the wine gets bottled. A couple of weeks to get over being bottled plus some ageing time on top of that.
As far as books go I would first take a look at Making Table Wine at Home, http://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/WineGrape/Homewine/ it's a free download from UC Davis. You could also take a look at The Complete Handbook of Winemaking - from the American Wine Society. Of course I would start with the free one first.

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