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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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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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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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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
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Technique
Making Age-Worthy Wines
Making a wine that benefits from long-term cellaring — be it red or white — requires high-quality grapes and a meticulous focus on the d
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Technique
Mid-Winter Check-In
Harvest and the heavy lifting of crushing and fermenting your 2024 vintage are in the rearview mirror at this point. That doesn’t mean the
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Wine-wizard
Wine Consumer Myths
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Lowering pH
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Yeast Impact on MLF
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Dubunking Consumer Myths, Yeast Impact on MLF & pH Adjustments
If you sometimes prefer your red wines served a little on the cool side or are not afraid of buying high-end wines with screw cap closures,
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Tempranillo Time
WineMaker readers recently joined Publisher Brad Ring exploring Spain’s Rioja wine region and either side of the Spain-France border in Ba
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It’s Better With Barrels
There is a reason so many of the pros use oak barrels. Learn about the benefits of a barrel, as well as how to choose the right barrel for y