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Lab Equipment: Storage Cabinet

By Steve Hughes

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Fermentation Temperature Control

By Stan Dobrzeniecki

This cooling setup keeps wine must within just a few degrees of target temperatures.

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Evaporation Clarification, “Big” Reds, and Mold Malady

By Alison Crowe

Remember, every time you open your barrel, you introduce air and potentially some undesirable spoilage organisms.

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Swamp Donkey Vineyards: Growing Grapes in New England

By Dan Harrington • Enfield Center, New Hampshire

A reader starts a vineyard in New England. “It is great to wake up in the morning, make a cup of coffee and walk out to the vineyard to check on the vines, training off shoots as I go along.”

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Vineyard Queries: A Year of Questions and Answers

By Wes Hagen

This past year brought challenges and rewards for home vineyardists — and also a lot of questions for our vineyard expert Wes Hagen.

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Cold Climate Grape Growing

By Katie Cook

Growing grapes in cold climates has its challenges — from finding varieties that will work to keeping vines alive over harsh winters — but its worth the challenge.

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Pinotage: The Red Grape of South Africa

By Chik Brenneman

Pinotage is the most recognized — though not the most widely grown — South African red wine grape.

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Evaporation Clarification

By Alison Crowe

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Blending Basics

By Betsy Parks

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Moldy Grape Press

By Alison Crowe

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Big Reds Aging Time

By Alison Crowe

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Wine Education

By Anne Louise Bannon

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Rhône Wines

By Michael Larner

To best understand the Rhône varietals, it is important to start with the region’s history, specifically its terroir, the French word coined to encompass a wine’s supremacy when grown in the right climate, soil and cultivation techniques.

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An Enology Education: Tips from the Pros

By Betsy Parks

If you are thinking about taking your amateur winemaking to a more professional level, it might be time to consider taking some winemaking classes. In this issue, two wine school instructors discuss some tips for finding your way in winemaking school.

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Potassium Sorbate Post-MLF

By Alison Crowe

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Rhône in a Box: Wine Kits

By Tim Vandergrift