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There are many approaches to making wine, depending on the style you wish to make, the fruit, and winemaker preference. Learn about different techniques, when and why they may be used, and how to incorporate them in your process.
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Using Fining Agents
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How Sweet It Is: Chaptalization
Chaptalization — the practice of adding sugar prior to fermentation — has numerous benefits to wines with low sugar content. Chief among
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It’s Lysozyme Time
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Measuring Residual Sugar
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Using Variable-Volume Fermenters
Variable-volume fermenters have a floating-lid that transforms these tanks into variable-capacity containers for fermentation as well as sho
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Your Home Wine Lab
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Choosing a Filtering System
Winemaking is not a science but rather an art. There are many opinions on the pros and cons of the various processes that winemakers use. Th
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Adjust Wine Flavor in the Fermenter
No matter how fantastic your grapes or juice, rarely do you get the exact flavor you’re after without some kind of intervention. Here are so