June-July 2023
Live Chat with Dwayne Bershaw
Click on this link to view the recorded video of the Live Chat: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/21rykkt93bod
Live Chat with Maureen Macdonald
Live Chat with Maureen Macdonald that took place on June 28, 2023.
¡Vamos Vendimia!
WineMaker readers and Publisher Brad Ring recently spent a week exploring beautiful wine regions in Chile and Argentina during harvest. We recap and share
pictures from the adventure.
Making Dessert Fruit Wines
If you have access to fresh fruit and a sweet tooth, then dessert-style fruit wines should be in your winemaking repertoire. An award-winning winemaker shares his secrets.
Award-Winning Fruit Wines
We share recipes and advice for four gold medal-winning fruit wines made by top amateur winemakers. Instead of just waiting for the grape harvest to roll around this fall, try your hand at one of these unique fruit wine recipes.
Sweet Finnish
When a home winemaker moves to Finland and finds that the grape winemaking he has come to know and love isn’t feasible there, he turns to the next best thing . . . berry winemaking. Now he is making waves on a global scale.
Water Works: Assessing irrigation needs
Not every location needs to irrigate their vines every year, but for those that do, advanced planning is key. Here is a walk through the factors that need to be considered when establishing a vineyard and irrigation needs.
Vermentino
With its home along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, this white grape is starting to find its way to the U.S. for good reason. Learn about the history, viticultural tips, and winemaking styles of Vermentino grapes.
Sacrificial Tannins Explained, Yeast Rehydration, and Stabilizing A Fruit Port
The term “sacrificial tannins” is something that gets casually tossed into the winemaking lexicon by those who have been in the trade for a while . . . but what does it really mean? Get an explanation along with tips for rehydrating dry yeast and techniques to properly stabilize a fortified wine.
Making Berry Wines
As the temperatures climb during the summer months, trees, bushes, and other perennials teeming with berries are aplenty. Get some tips on making berry wines.
Enter WineMaker’s 24th Annual Label Contest
Enter your unique label in WineMaker’s 24th Annual Label Contest! Send us your best home wine labels and you could win some great winemaking prizes from WineMaker advertisers. Entry deadline is November
