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  15 Grapevines to Try in Your Vineyard

  Celebrating 15 years, here’s 15 grapes you should consider growing!

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  Cabernet Franc: The “other” Cabernet king

  Cabernet Franc is thought to have originated in Southwest France, specifically in Libournais.

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  Choosing Your First Fermenter

  Explore the options for your first fermentation vessel.

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  The Telling Room

  An excerpt from Michael Paterniti’s new book THE TELLING ROOM: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge and the World’s Greatest Piece of Chees

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  Joining a grape growing community

  Spending time with fellow amateur grape growers can improve your own vineyard.

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  Pinot Gris/Grigio The name says it all, or does it?

  Unknown to the science at the time, these genetic mutations were first noticed hundreds of years ago in Burgundy, France, where the mutants

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  Preparing Country Fruit

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

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  Wine in Cómpeta

  A New World home winemaker retires to Spain and gets in touch with the Old World ways of winemaking.

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  Chambourcin: A vigorous, dark hybrid

  . . . (Chambourcin) does get a little more respect than other hybrids because of its ability to improve color in other wines without taking

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  Determining Ripeness

  How do you know when it’s time to pull the trigger on harvest? Here’s an introductory look for your first harvest.

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  Questions in the Vineyard

  Wes Hagen answers your home vineyard questions

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  Torrontés: An alternative to the common whites

  I was particularly drawn to Torrontés because of the Muscat-like flavors, but another reason was because of the challenge it presents from

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  What’s that in my Kit?

  An introduction to what you’ll find in your first wine kit.

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  Wine & Olympics

  Winemaking and the Olympic sport of skeleton racing have more in common than you might think.

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  Sangiovese: The king of Tuscany

  Grapes in Tuscany are a way of life, and Sangiovese, the red workhorse of Tuscany through the millennia, is as noble as they get — well, d

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  Cleaning and Sanitation for Beginners

  An introduction to cleaning and sanitation for beginners.

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  Crazy Cat Winery

  William Ruting of North Carolina has two hobbies: winemaking and house cats . . . 25 house cats, that is.

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  Sustainability Made Easy: Critters chasing critters

  Adding certain animals to your vineyard can encourage biodiversity and improve yields.

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  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.

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  Pumpkin Wine

  A recipe for pumpkin wine.

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  Metamorphosis

  John Bowen incorporated pieces of Atlanta wine history in his wine cellar.

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  Detecting Vineyard Problems

  Know what to look for to help identify problems in your home vineyard before they turn catastrophic.

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  Marechal Foch

  Marechal Foch is a cold-climate red grape that has dispersed plantings in the Midwest, Northeast, and Canada.

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  Preventing Oxidation

  An introduction to preventing oxidation of your wine.

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  Momentum

  Hope, strength and faith are the story behind Bob and Sonya Evanosky’s Momentum wine label.