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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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Making Food Friendly Wines ’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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Managing Fermentation for Great Wine ’11 Download
MANAGING FERMENTATION FOR GREAT WINE – You can have great fruit and the right strain of yeast selected, but if you don’t manage your fe
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Managing Residual Sugar ’11 Download
MANAGING RESIDUAL SUGAR – Learn the techniques and tips you’ll need if you want to keep a little sweetness in your next wine. Find out
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Mastering Maceration: Chik Brenneman ’09 Download
How long should you let your red grape juice ferment on the skins? Tannins, color and flavor compounds are all extracted during maceration a
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Mastering Maceration: Chik Brenneman ’09 Download
How long should you let your red grape juice ferment on the skins? Tannins, color and flavor compounds are all extracted during maceration a
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Measuring and Adjusting pH & Acidity: Pat Henderson ’09 Download
Measuring and adjusting acid levels and the pH of your wine is an important skill as a winemaker. Mother nature doesn’t always cooperate s
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Measuring MLF: Dr. Nichola Hall ’09 Download
Carrying out a malolactic fermentation is not difficult, but you need to know how to monitor the progress and not leave the end result to gu
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Napa Cab Roundtable ’09 Download
The Napa Valley is known for producing some of the best Cabernet Sauvignon in the world. Learn some of the winemaking techniques and keys
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Northwest Grape Growing: Peter Brehm ’10 Download
Peter Brehm owns a vineyard in the Columbia River Gorge just a few miles up the road from the 2010 Conference site. In addition, he has deca
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Northwest Pinot Noir Roundtable: Jim Bernau & Rich Cushman ’10 Download
The Pacific Northwest has become known for producing some of the best Pinot Noir in the world. Learn some of the winemaking techniques and k
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Oak Alternatives: Tristan Johnson ’09 Download
Adjusting your wine for taste and clarity can be done with additions to your next batch. Learn when and how to add items like oak, sweetener
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Pairing Yeast and Bacteria ’11 Download
PAIRING YEAST & BACTERIA – When it comes time to decide which yeast strains you want to use for your fermentation, that decision canâ€
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Preventing & Fixing Stuck Fermentation Sigrid Gertsen-Briand ’10 Download
One of the most common problems hobby winemakers run into is a stuck fermentation. Find out how to prevent a stuck fermentation in the first
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Pro Tricks For Your Home Vineyard: Wes Hagen ’10 Download
Wes Hagen is a professional vineyard manager who spends every day walking through his Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines. Over the years heR
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Pruning for Success ’11 Download
PRUNING FOR SUCCESS – Grapevines require careful pruning to promote balanced growth and better fruit quality. Understand the basic pruning
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Same Grape, Different Yeast Strain: Sigrid Gertsen-Briand ’10 Download
There are dozens and dozens of different yeast strains for hobby winemakers to choose from when considering your next batch. But how much di