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WineMaker Conference Audio Files / Digital Downloads

Order downloadable audio files of recorded seminars from the 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011 WineMaker Magazine Conferences. Each one-hour seminar is packed with valuable winemaking know-how. Audio file is available immediately for listening!

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Expert Wine Kit Tips: Lone Jorgensen ’09 Download

Think “outside the box” and take your kit winemaking to the next level with these tips. Learn how to get even more out of your wine kit
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Fermentation Troubleshooting: Sigrid Gertsen-Briand ’09 Download

Your wine won’t ferment. It ferments too quickly. It ferments too slowly. It won’t ferment at all! There can be plenty of troubles along
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First Year Care For Your New Vineyard: Wes Hagen ’10 Download

The first year for any new vineyard is critical for the future success you will have as a grape grower. Learn from WineMaker magazine’
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Grapevine Diseases ’11 Download

GRAPEVINE DISEASES – One of the trickiest parts of being a good grape grower is learning to deal with grapevine diseases. How do you recog
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Growing Grapes Q & A: Wes Hagen ’09 Download

Bring your most puzzling grape growing questions to this session featuring professional vineyard manager and WineMaker “Backyard Vines”
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Growing Rhône Varietals ’11 Download

GROWING RHÔNE VARIETALS – Rhône varietals have been steadily gaining in popularity over the last decade and more and more hobbyists are
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Hands On Blending ’11 Download

WINEMAKER WORKSHOP: HANDS-ON BLENDING As a winemaker, knowing how to blend wines is an invaluable skill. Here’s your chance to have a hand
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Home Wine Lab Equipment ’11 Download

HOME WINE LAB EQUIPMENT – Testing your wine is at the heart of making consistently good wine at home. But what equipment do you really nee
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Improving Wines During Aging: Shea Comfort ’10 Download

How you handle your wine during its cellaring impacts the final wine. Sulfite levels, tannin management, oak integration and mouthfeel/struc
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Italian Reds ’11 Download

ITALIAN REDS– French grape varieties rule the world, but Italy, homeland of the immigrants who created the winemaking tradition in America
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Keys To A Great Crush & Press: Chik Brenneman ’10 Download

You’ve got the grapes and now you want to take full advantage of what they can offer. Chik Brenneman will show you the keys and techni
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Keys to Avoiding Oxidation: Chik Brenneman ’09 Download

Oxygen can negatively impact your wine’s color, aroma and flavor. Understand the harmful effects of oxidation on your wine and what you ca
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Keys To Better Cleaning & Sanitation: Steve Bader ’10 Download

One of the keys to successful winemaking is good cleaning and sanitation. Learn how to scrub your way to better wine with wine supply shop o
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Keys To Blending Wines: Jeff Waddell ’10 Download

Many of the great wines of the world are blends, so don’t limit yourself to making strictly varietals. Learn how to try various blends
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Keys to Canopy Management ’11 Download

KEYS TO CANOPY MANAGEMENT – Wine is sometimes called liquid sunshine, but managing that sunshine is key to growing your own great grapes.
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Macroaeration and Microoxygenation of Wine: Pambianchi ’09 Download

Can your wine actually benefit from oxygen? Learn how macroaerating wine can produce a softer, more fruity wine with more color stability an