Making Wine

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Performing Winery Lab Tests

Take the guesswork out of winemaking by performing tests on your juice, must, and wine. We run through the most critical tests, as well as h

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Setting Up a Home Wine Lab

Learn about the lab equipment you should consider investing in for each stage of the winemaking process.

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Performing Benchtop Trials

When changes to aroma or structure are desired to achieve a more balanced, pleasing wine, you should always start with benchtop trials to di

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From Kitchen to Cellar

Seeing so many brambly hedges of fresh blackberries along a dirt road, a woman with a stubborn curiosity and desire to create something her

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Chemistry of Must Correction

Clark Smith offers ways to extract the most from your grapes by digging into the chemistry of must correction — including methods to boost

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Maximizing Color Extraction

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What temperature is too cold to age wine?

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Do tannins soften over time?

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Why does my wine require long decanting times?

I make dry red from my estate Petite Pearl. Why does 3-year-old wine take so long to “open up”?

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Blending White Wines

Blending is often associated with red wines, but blending white wines can also be advantageous to create a balanced wine in certain situatio

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White Wines From Hybrid Grapes

Hybrid grapes are bred to combat growing conditions vinifera grapes have trouble with, including cold temperatures, diseases, and more. Hybr

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Wine Filtration

Filtering isn’t glamorous, but it is often a necessary step toward brilliantly clear and microbially stable wine in the bottle. Learn the