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Impact of Barrel Kinetics and Dynamics on Wine

Oak wood imparts what is generally referred to as toasted-oak aromas and flavors, but more specifically, these include a varied set of volat

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Back Sweetening Wine Techniques

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Chaptalization and Fermentation

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Making Your First Wine

first wine, beginner winemaking

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Using Variable Volume Wine Tanks

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Kegging Your Wine

While kegged wine has become fairly common in some bars, home winemakers still traditionally bottle. Learn some of the basics to kegging you

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Whole Cluster Pressing: Tips from the Pros

Bottling Your First Batch

An introduction into bottling your first batch of wine.

Making Wine in Montana

Montana is more than just the land of big skies — you can grow grapes there, too!

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Gum Arabic: Winemaking’s Secret Weapon

Gum arabic can do so many great things for your wines, from improving mouthfeel, making a thin wine taste fuller bodied, rounding out rough

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Making Fortified Wine

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The Relationship of pH and Acid in Winemaking