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Cloudy Chardonnay & Lambrusco Grapes: Wine Wizard

By Alison Crowe

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Mid-Season Vineyard Tips

By Wes Hagen

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

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I want to drip a wax coating on the top of my bottles to add that special touch. Can you advise me on how to do this?

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Using Variable-Volume Fermenters

By Daniel Pambianchi

Variable-volume fermenters have a floating-lid that transforms these tanks into variable-capacity containers for fermentation as well as short- and long-term wine storage. Learn how to get the most of one in your home winery.

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Seyval Blanc: Varietal Focus

By Gene Spaziani

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

By Thomas Miller

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

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Keep It Clean

By Steve Bader

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 like work, so let’s do it well and get back to having fun!

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pHiguring out pH

By Daniel Pambianchi

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

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Make Your Kit Wine Shine

By Tim Vandergrift

Wine kits are sourced from vineyard all over the world, and top kits produce balanced wines with good character and varietal identity.

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Best of Show

By Paul Dunseath

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!

By Rich Gulling

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My wine tastes tart and I think there is too much acid. Any suggestions to correct this problem?

By Alison Crowe

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Should I add Campden tablets each time I rack my wine and how do I measure the level of sulfite in my wine?

By Alison Crowe

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Are the lumbrusca riparia grapes I’m growing the same kind of grapes used to make lambrusco wine?

By WineMaker Staff

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I added oak beans to several different batches of wine at the same time. Only my Chardonnay turned milky and hazy while the other wines were clear. Do you have any idea what happened?

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