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Learn six essential skills that you should be using in your home winery. Plus, key enzymes for making wine, and tips on making white zinfandel.
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Red Wine Stabilization and Making White Zinfandel
Oxidation, whether microbial (metabolically), chemical (directly reacting with environmental oxygen), or enzymatic can degrade color and cau
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Top 100 Wine Kits of 2016
Here’s the top 100 wine kits from the 2016 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
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A Year in a the Life of a Wine: Part II (Grape Processing)
A look at processing grapes after harvest.
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Amarone: A Taste of Valpolicella
Find out how to replicate the method of making Amarone — the famed red “straw wine” from the Valpolicella zone of Italy’s Veneto province
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High Acids, Low Tannins: Barbera
Barbera is a favorite among winemakers because its high acidity makes it a useful grape for blending and also a unique varietal wine. Get ti
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Making Pear Cider/Perry
Hard cider doesn’t have to be made from apples. Try making a pear cider (perry) this summer!
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Winemaking in the Philippines: Dry Finish
The Philippines are not known for red wines, but there are a small group of winemakers looking to change that using exotic mountain berries.