Pick Your Grapes

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My Backyard Vineyard

I take one last, inclusive look at the “backyard” of the home in Chicago Park, California. I see one-and-a-half acres of fertile land th

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Aging Gracefully

All of the factors that go into when and how to age a wine make this a topic worth spending time on.

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Home Harvest: Backyard Vines

Here are ten steps you can take in late Summer and early Fall to grow great wine.

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Who Wants to be a Winemaker?

Take out a pencil and test your winemaking knowledge using this fun quiz. Let’s play “Who Wants to be a Winemaker?”

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Mid-Season Vineyard Tips

Wes Hagen runs through some common wine faults that are a result of vineyard practices and how to avoid them.

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Seyval Blanc: Varietal Focus

Seyval Blanc produces abundant crops in cold climates and offers the winemaker an opportunity to make a variety of wines from one grape.

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Making Country Wines: Tips from the Pros

Two pros who make fruit country wines give their tips for making these non-grape wines.

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Keep It Clean

Cleaning and sanitizing is the boring, dull part of the process. Never mind that this is the most important part of winemaking. It is a lot

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pHiguring out pH

Get an understanding of pH, why it’s important, how to measure pH, and how to correct it.

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Best of Show

Enter a competition and you will receive valuable feedback on how to improve your technique, or even win a major award.

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Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blueberry!

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Blending Batches: Tips from the Pros

Pros share that blending is all about running tests, comparing flavors, and finding the perfect ratio before you commit to the final blend.

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Solving the Sulfite Puzzle

Let’s try to demystify sulfite by reviewing some fundamental chemistry. This will help us understand how sulfite protects wine and how muc

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Pruning Tips: Backyard Vines

Learn when you should prune your vines, ways to do it, and why these decisions are so important to wine quality.

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Sauvignon Blanc: Varietal Focus

From a winemaker’s standpoint, Sauvignon Blanc is one of the easiest wines to make.

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2000 WineMaker Label Contest Winners

The winning amateur and professional winemaking labels from WineMaker’s 2000 Label Contest.

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Put a Cork in It!

Wine closures include a range of possibilities: Traditional wooden corks, synthetic cork imitations; hybrids of plastic and cork; screw caps

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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