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  Dry Rosé Production

  Dry, crisp rosé wines hold a special place in a lot of wine lovers’ hearts, as a well-made version can be a thing of beauty. Learn some o

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  Finishing Wines With a Secondary Fermentation

  Most red and some white wines are put through a secondary malolactic fermentation (MLF). The process converts malic acid to lactic acid, whi

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  Practical Sulfite Management

  The use of sulfites in wine — how much, or even if used at all — remains a contentious subject. Here’s a simple yet practical approach

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  Call of the Wild

  Wild fermentations can often bring a level of complexity to a wine not always found using commercial Saccharomyces strains. But the tradeoff

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  Family Business

  When an amateur winemaker notices that his 6-year-old daughter is taking a keen interest in his hobby, he happily opens the door to his wine

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  Bringing Out the Fruit

  Most red winemakers will begin alcoholic fermentation shortly after the grape clusters are pressed. But there are some alternative technique

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  Pick of the Litter

  Finding high-quality grapes, even in wine country, can be a challenge for new winemakers. Get some advice for sourcing fresh grapes, no matt

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  Crushing It

  Learn about several grape crushing options, the equipment that can be used, and the processes available to fresh grape winemakers.

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  Bottle Capsules

  Wine bottle capsules can take many forms. Reader Nicholas Cozzarelli takes us on a tour of the various kinds and how they are applied.

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  ¡Vamos Vendimia!

  WineMaker readers and Publisher Brad Ring recently spent a week exploring beautiful wine regions in Chile and Argentina during harvest. We r

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  Enological Oxygen Principles and Practices

  While it sometimes gets a bad rap because too much oxygen can destroy a wine, oxygen is also very important to the winemaking process. Learn

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  Sweet Finnish

  When a home winemaker moves to Finland and finds that the grape winemaking he has come to know and love isn’t feasible there, he turns to