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• Should I lower a wine's pH prior to aging by adding tartaric acid, or just follow my SO2 and maybe adjust after six to nine months?
• What should I do about a wine barrel that has started to seep?
• To Malo Or Not To Malo?

  • When is it beneficial to put your wine through malolactic fermentation, and what if you decide not to? 

• Broken Barrels, pH Adjustments: Wine Wizard

  • The Wiz diagnoses a wine barrel dilemma and offers advice for bring down the pH of a wine.

• Malbec: Varietal Focus

  • From a grim fate in Bordeaux to a great future in Argentina, Malbec has been around the winemaking block.

• A Ranch In Wine Country: Dry Finish

  • Award-winning wines from a ranch in Ramona, California.

• Keeping It Clean

  • Your guide to choosing the right solutions for cleaning and sanitizing your winemaking equipment. 

• Country Wine Roundup

  • Proven non-grape wine recipes from winemaking shops across the United States.

• Making Wines With Finesse

  • How to make a red wine that favors balance and elegance over high alcohol, big fruit and big oak.

• Wine Barrel Table ( 2012)

  • Build an eye-catching table from an old wine barrel.

• Berry Wines: Tips from the Pros

  • Tips on how to turn your bounty of berries into a delicious country wine.

• Kit Wine Modifications: Wine Kits

  • Advanced tips for kit tweaking.

• SO2 In Winemaking: Techniques

  • So much in winemaking depends on proper use of sulfites. Review the basic chemistry of this anti-microbial and anti-oxidant.

• Keys to a Healthy Canopy: Backyard Vines

  • The canopy is where the sun meets the vines and keeping a healthy canopy is one key to growing great wine grapes.