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Gold Anniversary: Celebrating 50 years of fine winemaking
Fifty years ago a hobby winemaker decided to “go pro” by opening his own home winemaking supply shop. To attract customers, he started a
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Tune Up: Calibrating your wine testing equipment
What good is having a thermometer or titration kit if the numbers you are getting from them are off? Make sure you are properly calibrating
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Dealing With Acid Issue on a Raspberry Wine
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Barrel Alternatives: Matching quality grapes with oak
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Understanding the Basics of pH Meters
pH meters are a crucial piece of testing equipment for winemakers looking to take their hobby to the next level. Learn some basics of why, h
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Technique
Finding Balance with Hybrids
Hybrid grapes pose certain challenges to winemakers including higher acidity and lower tannins. Three cool-climate winemakers share their ad
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2022 Label Contest Winners
Hundreds of home wine labels were entered in WineMaker’s 22nd Annual Label Contest. We share all of the winning labels that make the bottl
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Bella Toscana!
A group of WineMaker readers were recently accompanied by Publisher Brad Ring on a winery and food tour through Tuscany. We share the highli
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Sauvignon Blanc: Old World to New
Sauvignon Blanc wines came to fame in France’s Loire region, but they have also achieved success in New Zealand, the U.S., and elsewhere.
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Blending Vinifera and Hybrid Grapes
Vitis vinifera grapes are often thought to be the species used to make wine in the premier wine regions, while French-American hybrid grapes
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Drawing Inspiration from Valpolicella
Wineries can, and often do, create four distinct wines from a single vineyard in the Italian Valpolicella region. Amarone is the most famous
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Top 100 Wine Kits of 2021
There were 499 kit wines judged in the 2021 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition. Many of these kit wines received medals and to