So many grapes and so little time. Understand the keys to different grape varieties and what techniques, yeast choices and even vineyard practices will bring out the best in your wine glass. Different grapes call for different approaches and the WineMaker archives will guide you through from Alicante to Zinfandel.

• A Rose' by any Other Name (Feb/Mar 2005)
• All Hail Cabs! (Spring 2000)
• Barbera (Apr/May 2013)
• Building Brass, Fortifying Facts: Wine Wizard (Aug/Sept 2011)
• Cab-Syrah (Feb/Mar 2010)
• California Icewine (Oct/Nov 2009)
• Carmine: Varietal Focus (Dec 06/Jan 07)
• Chardonnay: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2010)
• Concord: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2004)
• Cool Refreshing Riesling (Oct/Nov 2003)
• Gewurztraminer: Varietal Focus (Aug/Sept 2002)
• Great Gewurztraminer from Grapes (Summer 2000)
• Grenache: Varietal Focus (Jun/Jul 2002)
• Hot Rhônes: Syrah & Carignan (Summer 1999)
• How is Fume Blanc made? I would like to make some at home! (Fall 2000)
• I am new to homemade winemaking and I want to begin making Port-style wines. Can you give me some advice? (Aug/Sept 2011)
• Luscious Port Wine (Dec 02/Jan 03)
• Making Cabernet Franc: Tips from the Pros (Winter 1999)
• Making Icewine: Tips from the Pros (Dec 06/Jan 07)
• Making Riesling: Tips from the Pros (Summer 1998)
• Making Seyval Blanc: Tips from the Pros (Summer 1999)
• Malbec: Varietal Focus (Jun/Jul 2012)
• Marechal Foch: Varietal Focus (Apr/May 2002)
• Mastering Merlot (Winter 1999)
• Méthode "Home-penoise" (Dec 06/Jan 07)
• Off Odors, Port-Style Wines: Wine Wizard (Aug/Sept 2011)
• Pinot Noir: Varietal Focus (Dec 02/Jan 03)
• Pinot Noir: Varietal Focus (Dec 12/Jan 13)
• Rhône in a Box: Wine Kits (Feb/Mar 2012)
• Rhône Wines (Feb/Mar 2012)
• Riesling: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2002)
• Rioja (Jun/Jul 2009)
• Sangiovese: Varietal Focus (Summer 1998)
• Sauvignon Blanc: Varietal Focus (Winter 2000)
• Seyval Blanc: Varietal Focus (Summer 2001)
• Seyval Blanc: Varietal Focus (Oct/Nov 2011)
• Sparkling Icewine: Techniques (Oct/Nov 2008)
• Sparkling Wine, Step-by-Step (Fall 1999)
• Sugar Conversion Tables, Making Wine from Sugar Cane: Wine Wizard (Oct/Nov 2009)
• Super Syrah! (Aug/Sept 2003)
• Sweet Wines: Tips from the Pros (Dec 11/Jan 12)
• The ABCs of Making Z (Apr/May 2002)
• The Sweet Rewards of Dessert Wines (Fall 1999)
• True Champagne: Tips from the Pros (Dec 05/Jan 06)
• Understanding Sparkling Wines (Dec 06/Jan 07)
• Ways to Rosé (Dec 10/Jan 11)
• Zinfandel: Varietal Focus (Fall 2000)

• 10 Keys to Great White Winemaking (Oct/Nov 2008)
• 10 Keys to Making Great Red Wine (Aug/Sept 2009)
• Aromatic White Techniques (Jun/Jul 2011)
• Australia: Wine Kits (Jun/Jul 2007)
• Baco Noir: Varietal Focus (Oct/Nov 2007)
• Barbera: Tips from the Pros (Feb/Mar 2011)
• Barbera: Varietal Focus (Oct/Nov 2003)
• Big Reds (Apr/May 2012)
• Blaufränkisch: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2006)
• Bordeaux-Style Blends (Dec 10/Jan 11)
• Burgundy: Single Grapes, Singular Wines (Aug/Sept 2005)
• Cabernet Franc: The "Other" Cabernet (Feb/Mar 2007)
• Cabernet Franc: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2003)
• Cabernet Sauvignon Roundtable (Oct/Nov 2004)
• Cabernet Sauvignon: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2013)
• Carignane: The Good Grape with the Bad Rep (Apr/May 2005)
• Carignane: Varietal Focus (Oct/Nov 2002)
• Catawba: Varietal Focus (Apr/May 2007)
• Chambourcin: Varietal Focus (Oct/Nov 2004)
• Chardonnay Roundtable (Oct/Nov 2006)
• Chardonnay with Style (Spring 2001)
• Chardonnay: Varietal Focus (Aug/Sept 2005)
• Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Oct/Nov 2007)
• Chenin Blanc: Varietal Focus (Dec 04/Jan 05)
• Chenin Blanc: Varietal Focus (Oct/Nov 2012)
• Chianti: Varietal Focus (Apr/May 2005)
• Colombard: Varietal Focus (Dec 10/Jan 11)
• Concord Conquered (Oct/Nov 2002)
• Diamond: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2008)
• Edelweiss: Varietal Focus (Jun/Jul 2008)
• Fredonia: Varietal Focus (Jun/Jul 2005)
• French Colombard: Varietal Focus (Jun/Jul 2006)
• Gamay: Varietal Focus (Aug/Sept 2004)
• Gewürztraminer: Spice in a Bottle (Apr/May 2006)
• Gewürztraminer: Varietal Focus (Apr/May 2013)
• Grenache: Varietal Focus (Apr/May 2011)
• Growing Riesling: Betsy Parks (Feb/Mar 2013)
• Growing Syrah: Tips from the Pros (Feb/Mar 2010)
• Grüner Veltliner (Feb/Mar 2011)
• How to Make 10 Classic Wines (Jun/Jul 2008)
• Italian Red Varietals (Oct/Nov 2012)
• Italy: Wine Kits (Aug/Sept 2007)
• King Cabernet (Oct/Nov 2010)
• Kit Dessert Wines: Wine Kits (Jan/Feb 2011)
• La Crescent: Tips from the Pros (Apr/May 2012)
• La Crescent: Varietal Focus (Apr/May 2012)
• Making "Down Under" Wines Up Here (Feb/Mar 2006)
• Making Icewine at Home: Techniques (Oct/Nov 2002)
• Making Icewine: Tips from the Pros (Oct/Nov 2002)
• Making Madeira at Home (Fall 2001)
• Making Pinot Noir: Not as Scary as You Think (Jun/Jul 2005)
• Making Pinot Noir: Techniques (Oct/Nov 2003)
• Making Sake (Feb/Mar 2010)
• Making Sauvignon Blanc (Feb/Mar 2005)
• Making Wines With Finesse (Jun/Jul 2012)
• Malbec (Apr/May 2007)
• Malbec: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2005)
• Managing Sweet Wines (Dec 09/Jan 10)
• Maréchal Foch: Varietal Focus (Oct/Nov 2006)
• Marvelous Merlot (Feb/Mar 2003)
• Merlot: Varietal Focus (Spring 2001)
• Merlot: Varietal Focus (Aug/Sept 2011)
• Mourvèdre: The Rhône Secret (Aug/Sept 2004)
• Muscadine Roundtable (Apr/May 2010)
• Muscadine: Southern Comfort! (Apr/May 2003)
• Muscat: The Power of Aromatics (Jun/Jul 2004)
• Native Fermentations: Tips from the Pros (Aug/Sept 2012)
• Nebbiolo: Varietal Focus (Dec 05/Jan 06)
• Nero d’Avola: Varietal Focus (Dec 11/Jan 12)
• Niagara: Varietal Focus (Winter 2001)
• Norton Grapes: An American Original (Jun/Jul 2006)
• Norton: Varietal Focus (Jun/Jul 2010)
• Petite Sirah: Varietal Focus (Aug/Sept 2009)
• Piedmont (Feb/Mar 2011)
• Pinot Blanc: Varietal Focus (Apr/May 2004)
• Pinot Grigio: The Life of the Party (Apr/May 2004)
• Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio (Jun/Jul 2009)
• Pinot Gris: Varietal Focus (Apr/May 2003)
• Pinot Meunier: Varietal Focus (Aug/Sept 2006)
• Pinotage: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2012)
• Port Wines (Dec 11/Jan 12)
• Port-Style Wines From Mustang Grapes (Feb/Mar 2013)
• Quest For The Big Red: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2012)
• Red Winemaking in Burgundy (Aug/Sept 2012)
• Rhône from Hôme (Oct/Nov 2005)
• Riesling Roundtable (Feb/Mar 2013)
• Riesling: Varietal Focus (Jun/Jul 2011)
• Roussanne (Dec 05/Jan 06)
• Ruby Cabernet: Varietal Focus (Apr/May 2006)
• Sangiovese winemaking: Tips from the Pros (Winter 2001)
• Sauvignon Blanc: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2011)
• Sémillon: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2009)
• Sherry Wines (Apr/May 2012)
• Shimmering Chenin Blanc (Dec 08/Jan 09)
• Supertuscans (Oct/Nov 2006)
• Sweet Wine (Oct/Nov 2007)
• Syrah/Shiraz Roundtable (Feb/Mar 2010)
• Syrah: Varietal Focus (Fall 2001)
• Syrah: Varietal Focus (Aug/Sept 2012)
• Taming the Wild Mustang (Jun/Jul 2004)
• Tempranillo: Varietal Focus (Oct/Nov 2010)
• Tempting Tempranillo (Oct/Nov 2005)
• The Color Red (Jun/Jul 2009)
• The Delicate Charms of Sangiovese (Dec 03/Jan 04)
• The Magic of Merlot (Jun/Jul 2010)
• Tokay Wines (Aug/Sept 2004)
• Verdelho: Varietal Focus (Aug/Sept 2010)
• Vidal Blanc: Varietal Focus (Oct/Nov 2005)
• Vignoles: Varietal Focus (Feb/Mar 2007)
• Viognier: Varietal Focus (Dec 03/Jan 04)
• Vivacious, Voluptuous Viognier (Feb/Mar 2008)
• White Winemaking in Burgundy (Apr/May 2013)
• Zinfandel: Tim Patterson (Apr/May 2011)
• Zinfandel: Varietal Focus (Apr/May 2010)