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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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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 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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Article
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
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Technique
Fermentation on the Mind
While the yeast technically does all the work, a winemaker has a lot of influence in the success of their fermentations. Understanding best
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La Batalla del Vino
Armed with a Super Soaker, WineMaker’s publisher learned quickly not to bring a wine-filled water gun to a Spanish wine fight (where the l
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Lowering pH
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Is chitosan safe for those with shellfish allergies?