Don’t Miss Live Online Workshop on Mastering Hybrid Grape Winemaking February 20. Three hours of tips and techniques. Also available later as video replay. Click here for event and registration details.
Feb/Mar 2012
Check out some cool varietals for great wine. Plus, build a storage cabinet for your wine lab, and learn strategies for your next wine competition.
In this issue
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articleFermentation Temperature Control
This cooling setup keeps wine must within just a few degrees of target temperatures.
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articleEvaporation Clarification, “Big” Reds, and Mold Malady
Remember, every time you open your barrel, you introduce air and potentially some undesirable spoilage organisms.
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articleSwamp Donkey Vineyards: Growing Grapes in New England
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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articleVineyard Queries: A Year of Questions and Answers
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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techniqueCold Climate Grape Growing
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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articlePinotage: The Red Grape of South Africa
Pinotage is the most recognized — though not the most widely grown — South African red wine grape.
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wine-wizardEvaporation Clarification
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articleBlending Basics
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Moldy Grape Press
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Big Reds Aging Time
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articleWine Education
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articleRhône Wines
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An Enology Education: Tips from the Pros
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
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articleRhône in a Box: Wine Kits