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Planning Your Backyard Vineyard

Everything to consider when planning your backyard vineyard.

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Zinfandel: Varietal Focus

Learn about Zinfandel and find instructions to make Zin in three different wine styles.

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Mastering Malolactic Fermentation: Tips from the Pros

Malolactic fermentation (MLF) may sound mysterious, but it’s a technique every home winemaker should master.

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Wooden it be Lovely?

Oak barrels bring more to wine than flavor. Learn the ins and outs of oak barrels, from how they are made, how to choose the perfect one for

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From Grape to Glass

Learn the basics of turning fresh grapes into amazing tasting wine at home.

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Finding Amazing Grapes!

Where to source winemaking grapes, how to place the order, and planning to receive and process them right away upon delivery.

The Strain Game

You need to select the right kind of yeast for the style of wine you want to make. Yet choosing the proper yeast should not be a daunting ta

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The Willamette Way to World-Class Wine

Oregon’s Willamette Valley offers a cooler climate that is ideal for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, and other popular varieties, as their

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Take a Sip of Strawberries

Make a tasty strawberry wine!

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Great Gewurztraminer from Grapes

From finding the uncommon grapes to fermenting the delicate wine, making Gewürztraminer wine is no simple task.

A Feast for the Season

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All Hail Cabs!

Often considered the king of red wines, Cabernet Sauvignon wines are as diverse as the lands upon which the grapes are grown.

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Anatomy of a Micro Vineyard

Making a micro vineyard in a small footprint using containers and a collapsible greenhouse.

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Ferment Well: Tips from the Pros

Bob Pepi, the son of famed winemaker Robert Pepi, has been making wine for nearly two decades and offers advice for making award-winning win

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Pressing Matters: Build a Wine Press

Plans to make your own wine press.

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The Fine Art of Fining

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Thinking Outside the Box

Besides using concentrate as the sole basis for a batch of wine, you can also use it to supplement other wines and ingredients.

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An Inside Look at Competition

How will your wine stack up in competition? And what should you know before entering? Lear the ins and outs of amateur wine competitions.

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Blending to Improve Wines

Blending, in itself, is a physically simple task. You take one wine and stir it with another, and the result is a wine that tastes a little

Even More Practical Wine Terms

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Making Cabernet Franc: Tips from the Pros

Derek Wilber, Anthony Road Wine Co., Penn Yan, NY on making Cabernet Franc wines and the importance of quality juice.

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Making Flavorful Vinegar

As a home winemaker you are in a great position to make vinegar with deep, rich flavors that far surpass most of what’s available on the m

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Mastering Merlot

Merlot has become an important winemaking grape throughout the world.

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Adding Oak: Tips from the Pros

Winemaker John Fletcher of Hillside Estate Winery in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada offers his thoughts on adding oak to yo