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Planning and organizing your ultimate home winery. Plus, how to set up a home wine lab, build your own carboy cleaner, and tips on wine fining.
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Sluggish Fermentation Woes
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Hangover Myths Revealed
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articleBrett in the Winery, Hangover Myths, and Grapes In Albuquerque
Brettanomyces is often an ambient microbe in the air we breathe, but that’s no reason to go inviting concentrated and healthy stocks of it into your cellar.
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Wine & Olympics
Winemaking and the Olympic sport of skeleton racing have more in common than you might think.
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techniqueCleaning and Sanitizing Your Way to Better Wine Kits
Nothing can ruin a batch of wine quicker than spoilage. We reveal the truth about cleaning and sanitation, and how to best accomplish it.
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techniqueHigher Alcohol Off-Odors in Wine
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techniqueFining Your Way to Clear Wine
Fining of wine is the addition of one substance to remove another. It is a diverse subject with several classes of materials involved in its use and lots of different intended outcomes.
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techniqueBuild a Carboy Cleaner
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techniqueDesign your Home Winery
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techniqueGrapevine Pruning Fundamentals
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articleSangiovese: The king of Tuscany
Grapes in Tuscany are a way of life, and Sangiovese, the red workhorse of Tuscany through the millennia, is as noble as they get — well, depending who you talk to.
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Kombucha In My Winery?
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Making Sangiovese: Tips from the Pros
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Cleaning and Sanitation for Beginners
An introduction to cleaning and sanitation for beginners.
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techniqueIn the Wine Lab
As a home winemaker, testing your wine for certain things like Brix and pH are critical, while other tests are optional. Get to know the equipment you really need, what the equipment does, and how much it costs.