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Aug/Sep 2012
Get your questions answered with our troubleshooting guide. Plus, tips on choosing the right fermenter and expert advice for your home vineyard.
In this issue
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articleAvoiding Sulfites, Adding Copper
Pasteurization operates on a sliding scale and its effectiveness depends on a coefficient between time and temperature.
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techniqueTechniques to Reduce Sulfite Additions
In spite of their long history as wine preservatives dating to the days of the Romans, sulfites can receive a bad rap. Many suspect that sulfites cause headaches or believe that any preservative is harmful, and so, there is a strong push to eliminate — or at least reduce — the use of sulfites and any additives perceived not to be “natural.” Let’s take a look at some of the strategies to reduce sulfite use.
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techniqueUsing Grape Skin Packs in Wine Kits
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techniqueTroubleshooting Guide for Home Winemaking
This troubleshooting guide lists the most common types of problems, faults and spoilages you may encounter, how to fix them, and how to prevent them in the first place.
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technique2012 WineMaker Competition Winners
Find the winners from WineMaker’s 2012 International Amateur Wine Competition.
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articleSyrah: Versatile, bold and colorful
Australia recognizes Syrah as Shiraz. It is presumed that the name stuck as the cuttings that were brought to the country in the 1830s by James Busby were identified with the names Ciras and Scryas, making it difficult to research the origins of the name, given the Iranian connection . . .
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Allergic To Sulfites
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techniqueWild Yeast Fermentations: Tips from the Pros
Lots of commercial winemakers let their wines ferment with wild yeast from the grapes and in the winery. Here we have two California winemakers discuss wild yeasts.
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articleChoosing the Right Fermenter
Factors to consider when choosing the right fermenter for wine.
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Adding Copper
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articleVineyard Consultants: Backyard Vines
The subject of this issue’s “Backyard Vines” is determining when we can solve an issue in the vineyard ourselves, and when it makes sense to call a consultant.
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articleWatertown Winemaking: Dry Finish