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Want to make your own wine? Our Beginner’s Guide to Winemaking covers everything you need to get started, from equipment and recipes to sourcing juice or fruit.
You can ferment just about anything on this planet, if sugar is present. But all fermentation, including what takes place in your must, requires yeast: a one-celled living organism.
Everything you need to know about malolactic fermentation, from what it is, ways to do it, how to test its completion, and more.
Country wine is the informal term that has been used for years to define fermented beverages made from ingredients other than grapes.
We can use our knowledge of the wine’s chemistry and organoleptic attributes (color, odor, taste and feel) to evaluate how long a wine can last and when it will be best to drink.
Chardonnay is one of the world’s most popular wine grapes, grown across the world, and can be turned into many different wine styles.
Now that we’ve covered the science behind the winemaking process, you are ready to gather some grapes and start making wine from scratch.
