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Feb/Mar 2012
Check out some cool varietals for great wine. Plus, build a storage cabinet for your wine lab, and learn strategies for your next wine competition.
In this issue
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articleFermentation Temperature Control
This cooling setup keeps wine must within just a few degrees of target temperatures.
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articleEvaporation Clarification, “Big” Reds, and Mold Malady
Remember, every time you open your barrel, you introduce air and potentially some undesirable spoilage organisms.
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articleSwamp Donkey Vineyards: Growing Grapes in New England
A reader starts a vineyard in New England. “It is great to wake up in the morning, make a cup of coffee and walk out to the vineyard to check on the vines, training off shoots as I go along.”
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articleVineyard Queries: A Year of Questions and Answers
This past year brought challenges and rewards for home vineyardists — and also a lot of questions for our vineyard expert Wes Hagen.
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techniqueCold Climate Grape Growing
Growing grapes in cold climates has its challenges — from finding varieties that will work to keeping vines alive over harsh winters — but its worth the challenge.
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articlePinotage: The Red Grape of South Africa
Pinotage is the most recognized — though not the most widely grown — South African red wine grape.
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wine-wizardEvaporation Clarification
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articleBlending Basics
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Moldy Grape Press
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Big Reds Aging Time
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articleWine Education
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articleRhône Wines
To best understand the Rhône varietals, it is important to start with the region’s history, specifically its terroir, the French word coined to encompass a wine’s supremacy when grown in the right climate, soil and cultivation techniques.
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An Enology Education: Tips from the Pros
If you are thinking about taking your amateur winemaking to a more professional level, it might be time to consider taking some winemaking classes. In this issue, two wine school instructors discuss some tips for finding your way in winemaking school.
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Potassium Sorbate Post-MLF
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articleRhône in a Box: Wine Kits