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Year in a Life of a Wine Part V (Cellar Work)

In the fifth installment of our year-long series about how homemade wine is made using home-grown grapes in Upstate New York, the wines are

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Sourcing Grapes from Vineyards for Home Winemakers

Sourcing fresh grapes directly from a grower can be a fun and rewarding experience for home winemakers. Get some tips for making the most of

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Using a Hydrometer

Learn the basics of how and when to use a hydrometer in your winemaking process.

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Volatile Sulfur Compounds and Hydrogen Sulfide in Wine

If you have ever encountered volatile sulfur compounds in wine, of which hydrogen sulfide is the most common, you know how repulsive the sme

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Degassing Wine Techniques

Sure, some wines are supposed to be carbonated, but most aren’t. To avoid unwanted bubbles in your table wines, you need to degas your win

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Moving Wine with Pumps

Wine is frequently transferred or “racked” into another vessel to leave the byproducts of the process (known as lees) behind. If you mak

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Year in the Life of a Wine: Part IV (Good Fermentations)

In the fourth installment of our year-long series about how homemade wine is made using home-grown grapes in Upstate New York, it’s time t

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Understanding Bentonite

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Cellaring Wines

Learn the basics of how and where to age your homemade wines.

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Wine is a Wonder

As a veteran winemaker, some of the initial joys of winemaking begin to fade, however as the winemaker understands more about the process an

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Sugar and Acid Wine Adjustments

We’d all love to make wine from the perfect grapes picked with ideal sugars, acidity, and pH. Unfortunately, often due to reasons beyond our

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Your Best Crush and Press

You can never be too prepared in your winery when the grapes come in from harvest. Follow our guidelines for crush and press success.