New to WineMaking

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Cellaring Bottled Wine for Beginners

Aging bottled wine properly is key to let certain wine styles to fully develop. Make sure the conditions you are providing are right.

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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 m

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Let’s Start Making Wine

Are you or a friend new to the hobby of winemaking? Don’t worry — WineMaker’s Technical Editor Bob Peak is here to explain the basics

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Volatile Acidity Basics

It’s a dirty phrase in most winemaking circles, but volatile acidity is found in all wine and having a little can actually add complexity

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Stone Fruit Wines

Also known as drupes, stone fruits offer some advantages over some other types of fruit for making wine. Learn some basics of making stone f

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Understanding the Basics of pH Meters

pH meters are a crucial piece of testing equipment for winemakers looking to take their hobby to the next level. Learn some basics of why, h

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Honey-Based Wines

The earliest known alcoholic beverage uncovered on Earth was a mead from northern China. Get familiarized with the great and storied world o

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The Alcohols

Ethanol may be the most prominent and well-known alcohol in wine, but it is not the only one to play a large role in a wine’s character. L

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The ABC’s of MLF

If you make your own wine, no matter what kind, the concept of malolactic fermentation (MLF) should be well embedded in your mind. Learn som

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The Role Of Nitrogen in Winemaking

Learn about the fundamentals of nitrogen levels in your winemaking as well as how, when, and what additions are needed

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Grape Skins: Start to finish

Grape skins can be one of the most important components when creating some wines, while being detrimental to others. Scratch the surface of

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Oak Yeah!? When and why to add oak to wine

Adding oak to a wine can add an amazing depth of character or it can detract from the fruit. Learn some keys to managing the oak in your win

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Getting Closure: Corkers and Cork Sizing

Learn about the various factors that affect a home winemaker’s decision when choosing cork size and corkers.

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Corks & Closures

Learn about your cork and closure options when it comes to bottling

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Grape Expectations

Having trouble trying to commit to starting into the hobby world, or looking for next steps in your journey into winemaker. We’ve got a few

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Wine Acid 101

Balance is often the key to producing a winning wine. This means knowing how to measure and adjust acidity if needed. Learn the basics of wi

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Getting Hardcore with Apples

Get some basic pointers for making hard cider or apple wine.

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Widen Your Winemaking Spectrum

Many winemakers and wine drinkers can get stuck in the mentality that wine is only made from Vitis vinifera grapes, and any other a

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Avoiding The Winemaker’s Pitfalls

Learn key tips to avoid common winemaking pitfalls.

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Keys To Great White Wine

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Fortify It! Adding Spirits To Your Wine

Your first fortified wine can be a little intimidating. Learn the various methods to produce a fortified wine of your own.

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The Pearson Square

The Pearson Square is a tool to calculate the number of parts of two different solutions with different concentrations that are required to

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Wine Fermentation 101

You can ferment just about anything on this planet, if sugar is present. But all fermentation, including what takes place in your must, requ

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Malolactic Fermentation

Everything you need to know about malolactic fermentation, from what it is, ways to do it, how to test its completion, and more.

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Non-Grape Winemaking

Country wine is the informal term that has been used for years to define fermented beverages made from ingredients other than grapes.