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  It Takes a Village

  A New York City gentleman who recently retired found himself the owner of a country home in Italy with hundreds of Moscato grape vines. Havi

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  2024 WineMaker Label Contest Winners

  We share our favorite labels from the hundreds of entries submitted in the annual WineMaker Label Contest.

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  Making Wine with Mahogany

  A home winemaker and woodworker got the idea that mahogany may lend itself nicely to wine in place of oak. This simple idea led him on a yea

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  Maximizing Cellar Space

  Get the most from your wine cellar by maximizing the space you have. Two keys to this are leveraging vertical space and mobility.

• Technique

  Expressing Terroir in Red Wine

  Over the last decade or so, the word “terroir” has become the buzz word not just among wine lovers, but the greater agricultural world.

• Technique

  Beyond Oak: Tips from the Pros

  Almost all winemakers use oak barrels for aging red and some white wines, as has been the case for ages. However, if you go back far enough,

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  Evaluating Your Finished Wines

  Get tips on how to properly taste and evaluate your homemade wines.

• Wine-wizard

  Reducing acid in wine

  I’m making some red wine from local grapes this fall. I had nothing handy to deacidify the must at the crush.

• Technique

  To Saignée or Not to Saignée

  Bleeding off a percentage of juice early during a red wine’s fermentation both concentrates the remaining juice and offers a chance to mak

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  Port and So Much More!

  We recap and share pictures from a recent trip in which WineMaker’s publisher and a group of readers explored Portugal’s diverse wine cu

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  Top 100 Wine Kits of 2023

  We share the 100 best-performing wine kits in the 2023 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition.

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  Balancing Wine Acidity

  Acid is a critical building block in a wine’s structure. Learn how to balance acidity by testing, adjusting, and most importantly, tasting