Making Wine

Wine-wizard

There is a yellow ring around the top of the wine in my carboy, but the wine tastes and smells fine. What’s with the yellow ring?

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Flavors That Make Cabernet Great

A longtime pro winemaker shares his advice on evaluating Cabernet, with advice on crafting your own great Cab.

Wine-wizard

How many pounds of grapes will make five gallons (19 L) of wine? Are there guidelines for reds and whites and varieties within each of those groups?

Create Your Own Great Labels

Build Your Own Garage Wine Cellar

Wine-wizard

What is the best way for a home winemaker to make fortified wines?

Wine-wizard

What is the shelf life for dry yeast? Is there anything I can do to revive it and will it work?

Take Control of Must Temperature–And Reap the Benefits

Technique

Taking the Fear Out of Must Analysis

You might be wondering why someone would want to bother tinkering with must when trying to get the grapes smashed and into the bucket is cha

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Build Your Own Crusher

Plans to build your own grape crusher.

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Juicy Secrets

A winemaker shares advice to make wine that rivals commercial examples without spending thousands of dollars on equipment.

Wine-wizard

How can I make homemade sparkling wine?