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Tips for Grape/Non-Grape Blends

A New York-based winemaker shares his approach to making a grape/non-grape blend, using his Cranberry Riesling to demonstrate how complement

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Make Dry Berry Wines

In many ways, dry berry wines are built like fine, age-worthy red wines. Though more hands-on care from the winemaker is required in the for

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Flower Power

You can make wine from just about anything. From dandelions and roses to ferns and parsnips, we share advice and recipes for wine from flowe

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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-winnin

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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 ha

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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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Fruit & Grape Blends

When a wine comes up lacking, the solution may just be blending a totally different type of wine with it. Grape wines and wines made from ot

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Boysenberry Wine: My “out-of-season” winemaking adventures

A winemaker and his brother team up to create a boysenberry wine. Join along on their adventure to crafting the perfect summer sipper.

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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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7 Country Wine Recipes

Fruit wines are generally the first thing to come to mind when we hear “country wine,” however the term is much more encompassing than t

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Making Berry Good Wines

Get tips on the unique aspects of making berry wines. Award-winning recipes included!

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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.

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Making Raspberry Wine

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Country Wine: Non-grape winemaking

Preparing Country Fruit

How should fruit be prepared before using it to make country wines? Let’s have a look…

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Using Pectic Enzymes

Pectic enzymes are often required when making fruit wines, but also come in handy in certain situations when making wine from grapes. Learn

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Fruit Wines from Puree

Can’t get your hands on the type of fresh fruit you seek for your next batch of wine? Consider making fruit wine from puree. There are man

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Growing Trees for Fruit Winemaking

There is nowhere in North America or Europe below the Arctic Circle where suitable fruit trees cannot be grown — which means you can grow

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Make Hard Cider & Apple Wine

Get tips to make your own hard cider or apple wine this fall.

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Tropical Winemaking: Dry Finish

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Making Melon Wine

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A Taste of the Tropics

Making wine from tropical fruits, with a little know-how, is just as easy as making wine from traditional fruits and berries.

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Non-Grape Blends

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Making Ice Cider

A good ice cider balances the line between tart and sweet and there is more than one way to produce them. Get the cold facts to making ice c

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Sparkling Country Wine

Methods for making sparkling country wines from non-grape fruits.