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August-September 2022 issue WineMaker magazine. Cover Story: Harvest. Also: Catawba, grape pressing tips, and feeding wine yeast nitrogen.
In this issue
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articleLive Chat Roundtable with Frank and Christina Musto and Frank Renaldi
Live chat with Frank and Christina Musto and Frank Renaldi, which took place August 30, 2022.
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techniquePressing Like the Pros: Tips from the Pros
Do you whole-cluster press? Separate free-run juice and press fractions? Maximize juice collection through high pressure? There are a lot of decisions to make while pressing that will have a big impact on the final outcome of your wine. We put the squeeze on three pro winemakers to share their pressing tips.
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articleDetermining Ripeness in Wine Grapes
There is no more critical step in winemaking than picking at the often-fleeting correct moment. Yet ripeness determination is poorly understood and the associated picking logistics are often incompetently executed.
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article2022 WineMaker Magazine Conference Recap
Hundreds of home winemakers gathered in San Luis Obispo, California for WineMaker’s conference, where they took part in educational seminars, hands-on workshops, and shared their passion for wine.
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articleWhen Grapes Throw You for a Curve
No matter how much you plan, the grapes received at harvest are not always as expected. It’s time to adjust on the fly, and there’s also a plan for that!
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articleGroup Winemaking
A group of winemakers create eight wines from the same grapes to explore the impact of each process.
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articleA Professional Hobby: Making wine in a dry county
When a young hobby winemaker finds out it is illegal to make wine at home in her city and county, she takes the next obvious step: She gets laws changed and starts her own commercial winery.
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techniqueA Nitro Boost: Nitrogen’s role in primary fermentation
Wine was made for millennia with little intervention from humans. But let’s be honest, we have no idea how those wines tasted. Today we know that yeast create the wine and keeping them happy is crucial for producing good wine. Learn how nitrogen plays a pivotal role.
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techniqueHarvest Checklist: Pre-planning for success
Why make harvest/crush day more stressful than it needs to be? With a solid game plan things should run smoothly. One of the best ways to get all your ducks in a row is to create a checklist so that no small details are overlooked.
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articleClassic Catawba: America’s first true wine grape
Some people have called Zinfandel “America’s grape,” others say it should be Concord. Chik Brenneman is here to make the case for the first true North American wine grape variety: Catawba.
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wine-wizardBottling Tips and Checklist
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Learn Some Wine Judge Etiquette
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articleBottling Tips and Wine Judge Etiquette
Bottling is typically the final step towards producing wine where a winemaker can foul things up. Get some recommendations from the Wizard on when and how to bottle your wines. Also get some pointers on proper etiquette of being a wine judge.
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articleVolatile Acidity Basics
It’s a dirty phrase in most winemaking circles, but volatile acidity is found in all wine and having a little can actually add complexity to a wine. Get the scoop on volatile acidity.
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