Winemaking Tips

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Using Gum Arabic

Gum arabic is a natural anti-flocculant with a list of benefits that includes helping prevent tartrate crystals from forming, smoothing out

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Adding body to wine

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White Winemaking Advice

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We’re Better Together

Winemaking clubs offer members opportunities to learn from others and share their passion for making wine with new friends. From feedback on

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Using Dry Ice

Dry ice has numerous applications for the home winemaker who needs to chill their must or juice without watering it down. Learn more about t

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Post-Fermentation Adjustments to Taste

When alcoholic fermentation is all wrapped up, most people assume that the wine is then mostly left alone to age. But winemakers know well t

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Micro-Oxygenation on a Small Scale

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Reducing Water Consumption in Your Winery

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Pectic Enzymes: Tips from the Pros

Three pro winemakers share how they use pectic enzymes to their advantage to maximize yields, increase color and flavor extraction, and make

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Stabilizing A Fruit Port

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Keys to Making Red Wine

If you’re a beginner planning on making a batch of red wine, here are some keys components to hone in on before you dive in.

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Medal-Winning Dessert Kit Tips

Following the directions that come with your wine kit will result in very good wine, but sometimes experimenting is part of the fun. Three a

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Microbial Stability

Chemical and microbial stability measures must be taken after fermentation but prior to bottle aging to protect the wine from contamination

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The Wine Wizard’s “Pearls of Wiz-dom”

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Coping With Grapes Affected By Smoke Taint

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White Wine Case Study

As an agricultural product, the steps to make that perfect wine may be unique every year due to differences in the fruit. The most challengi

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Wine from Frozen Must: Tips from the Pros

When you want to make wines from grapes but it isn’t harvest season, one option home winemakers have is purchasing buckets of frozen must

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Finding a Vinegar Storage Space

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Advice For A Beginning Winemaker

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Maceration Considerations

As harvest nears it is time to make a plan of action for how you will proceed with each batch you plan to make this fall. With red wines the

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Growing Pains: Aging and packaging big batches

As your winemaking production scales up, so does the space required to store the wine as well as the miscellaneous items that come along wit

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Properly Adding Copper

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Protecting Your Wine From Oxygen During Racking

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White Wine Aromatics: Factors to guide your white wines

It’s hard not to find appeal in the aromatics of a tropical fruit or floral Sauvignon Blanc or hints of vanilla, citrus, and caramel in a

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The Role Of Nitrogen in Winemaking

Learn about the fundamentals of nitrogen levels in your winemaking as well as how, when, and what additions are needed