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Great gifts for the home winemaker. Plus, right-brain winemaking, crafting a marvelous Merlot, and polish your blending skills.
How will your wine stack up in competition? And what should you know before entering? Lear the ins and outs of amateur wine competitions.
Blending, in itself, is a physically simple task. You take one wine and stir it with another, and the result is a wine that tastes a little like both. In reality, blending is a deceptive business that is more than simply stirring wines.
Derek Wilber, Anthony Road Wine Co., Penn Yan, NY on making Cabernet Franc wines and the importance of quality juice.
As a home winemaker you are in a great position to make vinegar with deep, rich flavors that far surpass most of what’s available on the mass market.