Making Wine
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Wine-wizard
The Oak Necessities
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Grape Expectations
Having trouble trying to commit to starting into the hobby world, or looking for next steps in your journey into winemaker. We’ve got a few
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Technique
Finishing Wine from Kits
Get advice on how to “finish” your wine made from a kit — the steps near the end of the process and after the instructions that come with
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Technique
Intro to Wine Kits: Tips from the Pros
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Article
Bench Trials and Tribulations
A home winemaker details the four bench trials he conducted to adjust the acidity of a low-pH Sauvignon Blanc to show how the process is don
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Article
Top 100 Wine Kits of 2019
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Article
Lower Alcohol Wines
Rising temperatures have led to grapes that are higher in sugar and lower in acid at harvest. Winemakers are beginning to look at microbial
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Article
United We Wine: Generations connect though the grapevine
Winemaking roots can run deep in some families and those roots can often get intertwined. The Walker family from Connecticut shares their ap
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Article
When The Acid Kicks In: Don’t just factualize, conceptualize acid in wine
Getting a wine’s acid levels right plays a big role in perception and profile, but numbers only tell part of the story. Don’t just use n
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Technique
Classes, Clubs, and Consultants: Getting expert help at home
Feedback is one of the quintessential parts of growing and learning in this hobby. There are many avenues a hobby grape grower and winemaker
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Technique
Backsweetening
Not all wines can or should be backsweetened, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t learn the process. Find out the basics of backsweeteni
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Article
2012 WineMaker Wine Label Contest Winners
Winners from the 2012 WineMaker amateur label contest.