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• Reader Resources
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• Purple Grin Winery: Dry Finish
  • In California, a vineyard, a winery and a wine cave.
• Yeast-free wine and quality control: Wine Wizard

  • The Wiz separates fact from fiction in her answer about fungus-free wine. Plus: Should I dump it? This month's mystery barrel has been topped and sulfited, but hasn't been racked and may be past its prime.

• Separating press runs: Tips from the Pros
  • We press two pros with a question - should you separate free run and pressed juice? Free run and pressed juice have different characteristics, and sometimes vinifying them separately makes sense.
• Harvest Planning
  • Harvet time is just around the corner. Let us help you plan your work . . . so you can work your plan.
• 2007 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition Results!
  • From April 20 to April 22, wine judges evaluated a record 3,422 entries in the 2007 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition. Here are the medal winners!

• Italy: Wine Kits
  • Italy has always produced a lot of wine. But it is only somewhat recently that it has started producing a lot of good wine. Find out about how updated vineyard practices and wine labelling laws have changed the “vinoscape” in Italy — and what all this has to do with kit wines.
• The Future of Viticulture: Backyard Vines
  • What will the future of viticulture hold? Watch as we gaze into the great, grapey future.
• Membrane Filtration: Techniques
  • Learn how to stabilize your wine with this step by step guide to membrane filtration
• Cellar Planning: Wine Kits
  • Use the quick aging potential of kits to round out your cellar.
• Cellar Dwellers
  • The Growwine Club of Ontario, a video blog for beginning winemakers and a winning Wisconsin winemaker. Plus:a beginner's guide to filtering your wine at home.
• Enzymes in Winemaking
  • Conquer haze and aid extraction with prepared winemaking enzymes.
• Should I Membrane Filter My Wine?
  • Membrane filtration is used to render a wine microbially stable - but does your wine need it?
• Cult Wines
  • What can home winemakers learn from the cult wineries of California? We separate the helpful winemaking (and winegrowing) ideas from the hype.
• The Next Great Grape
  • Scientists at Cornell, University of Minnesota and elsewhere ae working to bring great wine grapes to every environment - perhaps even your backyard.