2012 WineMaker Wine Label Contest Winners
Winners from the 2012 WineMaker amateur label contest.
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Dec 12/Jan 13
We review the top 100 wine kits of 2012. Plus, perfecting pinot noir, tips on going pro, and techniques on making cool wine from frozen must.
In this issue
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articleLate Malolactic, Wine Kit Ingredients, and Color Questions
Your Zinfandel probably had a good reason (in the wine’s opinion, anyway) why it didn’t go through ML fermentation.
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techniqueReducing Use of Winemaking Sulfites
Many factors from grape quality to winemaking care and technique impact the amount of sulfite needed to protect wine from spoilage.
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techniqueTable Wine Kits
Immediate and intermediate strategies for making table wines that can be consumed very young while still delivering the full and delightful wine experience.
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techniqueGoing Pro RoundTable
Four assistant winemakers join us for a roundtable discussion on what they did to get their foot in the door.
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techniqueHow Wine Kits are Made
Ever wonder how the concentrate in your wine kit is made? We take you inside the kit manufacturing process.
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techniqueWine Blending Partners
Blending accomplishes several goals in winemaking. It can be done to improve flavor, mouthfeel, cover a defect, balance the chemical profile, adjust the alcohol content, emulate a commercial wine you enjoy or simply for product consistency. Blending is both a science and an art.
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wine-wizardLate Malolactic
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techniqueMeadmaking: Tips from the Pros
Two master meadmakers share some insight for making your own mead at home, which uses the same equipment you already have for making wine.
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wine-wizard
Strawberry Wine Color Question
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techniqueWinemaking From Frozen Must
Frozen musts provide the ability to make wine anytime regardless of harvest timing.
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wine-wizard
Metatartaric Acid In Wine Kit
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articlePinot Noir
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articleCanadian Clubs: Dry Finish