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Sustainability Made Easy: Critters chasing critters
Adding certain animals to your vineyard can encourage biodiversity and improve yields.
Pinot Blanc: A grape with an identity crisis
Pinot Blanc — one of the offspring of Pinot Noir — is waiting for its 15 minutes of fame to come around.
Pumpkin Wine
A recipe for pumpkin wine.
Metamorphosis
John Bowen incorporated pieces of Atlanta wine history in his wine cellar.
Detecting Vineyard Problems
Know what to look for to help identify problems in your home vineyard before they turn catastrophic.
Marechal Foch
Marechal Foch is a cold-climate red grape that has dispersed plantings in the Midwest, Northeast, and Canada.
Preventing Oxidation
An introduction to preventing oxidation of your wine.
Momentum
Hope, strength and faith are the story behind Bob and Sonya Evanosky’s Momentum wine label.
Muscadine: A taste of the South
Muscadine is a grape variety from the South that is used in many culinary recipes, but also makes a fine wine.
Bottling Your First Batch
An introduction into bottling your first batch of wine.
Making Wine in Montana
Montana is more than just the land of big skies — you can grow grapes there, too!
Minimize Bird Damage in Your Vineyard
Nothing is worse than watching your grapes go to the birds. Fight back!
Petit Verdot: The forgotten Bordeaux blend grape
Petit Verdot is one of the “big five” grapes that make up a Bordeaux blend. Learn more about this red blender.
Malolactic Fermentation for Beginners
A quick explanation of what malolactic fermentation is, and how/when you may want to do it.
A Family Tradizione
A Brattleboro, Vermont man carries on his Italian family’s home winemaking tradition.
Grape Growing Q&A
Grape growing questions answered!
Vidal Blanc
Vidal Blanc was originally develloped for Cognac production in the cold maritime regions of western France. Today it is a go-to grape in the US Northeast and Midwest as well as Canada. Plus, a recipe for Vidal icewine.
Stopping Fermentation
Learn how to stop fermentation before reaching dryness, plus when and why a winemaker may wish to do so.
Grape Stomping Party
For my birthday, I’d like to have a party where we step on grapes,” said my now fiancée four years ago. “Huh?” “Yeah, let’s step on grapes just like Lucille Ball did
Albariño/Alvarinho: The wine of Galicia
Albariño/Alvarinho is the grape of the Spanish region of Galacia, and it’s catching on in the States too.
If You Like This, You’ll Like That
Try some new grape varieties similar to the tried and true varieties you already know you enjoy drinking.
Wild Yeast Fermentation
Wild or native yeasts, according to a general definition, occur naturally in the air or on surfaces. While the word, ‘wild’ might give the romantic impression that winemaking’s native yeasts come from
Award-Winning Pinot Noir
Four Pinot Noir pros share their best advice for crafting the “heartbreak grape.”
Müller-Thurgau: Germany’s other white grape
Prior to giving way to Riesling at the turn of the century, Müller-Thurgau was the most prominent white grape in Germany. It is still very popular as an everyday drinking wine enjoyed young.
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 more about the benefits of pectic enzymes.