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How Wine Evolves in the Bottle

The Wine Wizard explains how wines evolve in the bottle, which is not always linear.

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Oxygen’s Role in Fermentation

Is oxygen needed at the start of fermentation? And at what point do we stop giving fermentation oxygen?

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Homogenization Prior To Bottling

Why and how to to homogenize your wine prior to bottling.

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Unwanted secondary fermentation

There’s nothing quite like popping open a bottle you meant to be still and finding it has turned into a sparkling version of itself.

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“Natural” fermentations

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Cold stabilization

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Choosing Yeasts

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Dealing With Hard Water

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Stuck Syrah Fermentation

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Maximizing Color Extraction

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What temperature is too cold to age wine?

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Do tannins soften over time?

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Why does my wine require long decanting times?

I make dry red from my estate Petite Pearl. Why does 3-year-old wine take so long to “open up”?

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Red Wine Lost Its Color

I have an Australian Cabernet that is now clear (see photos)! All the color deposited on the bottom of the bottle.

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Using Swing-Top Bottles

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Dealing With Bottle Shock

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Racking by the Light of the Moon

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Determining when wine is “dry”

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Yeast Impact on MLF

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Is chitosan safe for those with shellfish allergies?

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MLF Test Strips

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When to Add an Airlock

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Adding Skins to a Red Ferment

Q: How many grape skins would be too many to add to a Syrah must?

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Monitoring Malolactic

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Boosting Aromatics in White Wines