Jun-Jul 2020
Live Chat with Alison Crowe
Live Chat with Alison Crowe, which took place on July 16, 2020.
Live Chat with Maureen Macdonald
Live Chat with Maureen Macdonald, which took place on June 17, 2020.
Phenolics & Tannins in White, Sparkling & Rosé Styles
Polyphenolics are usually associated with red wines, but there are definitely processing choices and stylistic options where polyphenolics play a role in whites, rosé, and sparkling wines also.
Making Berry Good Wines
Get tips on the unique aspects of making berry wines. Award-winning recipes included!
Fruit Cider
Cidermaking requires you to develop, refine, and master many different skills. When you add the additional layer of fruit to your cider, it requires even more understanding of how these new flavors will fit with those from the apples.
Fine wine
The goal for experienced and new winemakers alike is a product that is both pleasant in taste and appearance. Unfortunately for many new winemakers the result is stubborn cloudiness with sediment, or
Ferment It All! Attack of the Juicy Juice boxes
What would you do if your kids brought home Juicy Juice boxes every day, but never drank them? One man decided to ferment it all!
Rosy Roussanne: A grape that doesn’t mind a little heat
In its homeland in the south of France, Roussanne grapes love some heat . . . probably one reason that it’s found a new home in the Texas Hill Country. Learn about this white grape that can stand up to being a varietal wine when conditions are right or blended with others.
Getting Closure: Corkers and Cork Sizing
Learn about the various factors that affect a home winemaker’s decision when choosing cork size and corkers.
Percent New Oak, Overcompensating, And The New Need For Sanitation
While the concept that is listed on some wine bottles or talked about in literature — % new oak — seems simple, there is a lot of nuance to this term. Learn about the concept as well as problems caused from overcompensating to fix a hydrogen sulfide stink with copper. Plus, the Wizard talks about the new need for sanitation in our world.
Winemaking Supply Shop Status During COVID-19
Greetings from WineMaker,With the quickly evolving situation worldwide due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we thought a helpful way to serve both hobby winemakers and winemaking retail suppliers was to provide a list
