Making Wine
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Wine-wizard
Taming Tartness
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Article
Bag in a Barrel Build
An amateur winemaker/woodworker shares a do-it-yourself project that combines both of his favorite hobbies. The build repurposes a 5-L (1.3-
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Article
Temperature-Controlled Cooler
Realizing the large temperature swings in his garage don’t make for a great environment to conduct fermentations, a home winemaker convert
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Article
2025 Label Contest Winners
We share our favorite amateur wine labels entered into WineMaker’s 2025 Label Contest — from a faceless woman and a woman’s face seemi
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Article
Racking in Moonlight, Acetobacter, Fermenting “dry,” and White Winemaking
While there are a lot of urban myths surrounding winemaking, the one about racking under a full moon isn’t totally hogwash. Plus, what to
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Wine-wizard
Racking by the Light of the Moon
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Wine-wizard
Determining when wine is “dry”
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Technique
It’s All Fine and Good
There are many different types of fining agents available to home winemakers that fall into these four groupings: Mineral, polysaccharide, s
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Article
Friendships Forged by Wine
The annual WineMaker Magazine Conference isn’t just about attending seminars and learning, it’s also about camaraderie. One longtime at
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Article
Top 100 Wine Kits of 2024
We reveal the 100 highest scoring kit wines judged in the 2024 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition.
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Article
Gold Tips for Red Wine Kits
The idea that making a great tasting wine from a kit is simple if you follow the directions isn’t wrong, though there is often a bit more
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Article
Game-Changing Innovations
A number of innovative products well-suited for the home and small-scale winemaker have come to market in recent years. Explore these option