wine/wizard

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Can I Salvage an Oak Barrel if I Burned a Sulfur Stick While the Barrel Was Wet?

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The MLF manufacturer’s instructions say the wine should be less than 15 ppm. Isn’t that risking spoilage?

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Is the salmonella (commonly associated with eggs) a problem to consider when fining with egg whites?

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Egg White Fining, Malolactic Levels: Wine Wizard

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Would you recommend using dry ice to control the temperature of must?

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Is this a sure way of determining that the barrel is infected?

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Testing Wine Barrels, Dry Ice: Wine Wizard

The Wine Wizard discusses how to test your wine barrels, and whether dry ice helps in the grape or must stage.

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Using Egg Whites To Fine White Wine

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Can you make wine out of anything?

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Pectic Enzymes and Sulfite

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I’ve even heard of dandelion wine and wine made from grass clippings — can you make wine out of anything?

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Perhaps you could share your wisdom with me and offer some essential winemaking rules?

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What are your top five rookie mistakes to avoid in winemaking?

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I really want to filter my Chardonnay like the big wineries do. Are there small-scale filters for people who only make a barrel of wine?

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I’ve heard that a lot of wineries are using ozone for their sanitation programs…

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My thought is since I am in the TA range for a red wine, although at the low end, I am going to inoculate without any acid additions…

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We just blended a 55-gal. (210-L) oak barrel with a blend of 60% Zinfindel and 40% Merlot…

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I have added some complexity by blending different kits and using French wood barrels, but I haven’t resolved the tannin issue…

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In order to grow healthy grape vine root systems should I remove the first buds?

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I am a wine lover, but unfortunately I have an intolerance to yeast…

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As the weather warmed in May 2007, several of the wines in my basement started working again…

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I bottled an Amarone from juice about six months ago and opened a bottle last night and it has become carbonated…

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pH of Non-Grape Wines

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Screw Cap Recycling

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Visual Signs of MLF