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• California Icewine (Oct/Nov 2009)

  • Cool wine in a hot climate? Here’s how to make it from grapes.

• Dollars and Sense: Tips from the Pros (Oct/Nov 2009)

  • Looking to get the biggest bang for your winemaking buck? Home winemaking retailers Bob Peak, Desiree Knott and George Cornelius discuss money-saving tips.

• Sugar Conversion Tables, Making Wine from Sugar Cane: Wine Wizard (Oct/Nov 2009)

  • The Wizard tells the tale of two tables — why Brix to specific gravity to potential alcohol charts sometimes differ. Also, questions on making wine from sugar cane.

• A Winemaker's Life: Dry Finish (Oct/Nov 2009)

  • A Minnesota winemaker turns adversity into inspiration.

• Customize Your Crush Pad (Oct/Nov 2009)

  • Tips on designing your crush pad so that your work is efficient and creates as little mess as possible.  

• Stretching Your Winemaking Dollars (Oct/Nov 2009)

  • Want to get more for your dollar, but not sacrifice wine quality? We’ll give you the do’s and don’ts for making your winemaking budget go further. 

• Build Your Own Glycol Fermenter (Oct/Nov 2009)

  • The coolest project you’ll ever build — a glycol chilled fermenter, for keeping those white fermentations controlled.

• Mourvèdre: Varietal Focus (Oct/Nov 2009)

  • Mourvèdre is a highly pigmented Rhône grape that hasbeen embraced by North American winemakers. Alone or as a blender, Mourvèdre makes intense, dark red wines.

• Saving Money with Kit Wines: Wine Kits (Oct/Nov 2009)

  • The economics of enjoying kit wines.

• Hyperoxidation: Techniques (Oct/Nov 2009)

  • Learn the surprising story of hyper-oxidation and why winemakers shouldn’t always frown at the brown.

• 2009 Questions and Answers: Backyard Vines (Oct/Nov 2009)

  • Questions from winemakers - from tasting vineyard practices to battling birds to beating beetles.