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  Winemaker Lab: Testing for SO2 ’10 Download

  Managing sulfite levels is critical to good winemaking. Here is your chance to get step-by-step instructions of the proper techniques to use

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  WineMaker Workshop:Wine Component Tasting: Tim Vandergrift ’09 Download

  Essential wine components such as sugar, alcohol, acid, tannins and oak will be served in doctored wine samples to all conference attendees

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  Yeast Health & Nutrition: Greg Doss ’10 Download

  Keeping your yeast healthy and happy will result in better wine. Gregg Doss will explain how to make sure your yeast has enough nutrients to

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  Your First Wine Barrel Choosing and Using ’11 Download

  CHOOSING & USING WINE BARRELS – Buying a wine barrel can be intimidating not to mention expensive. American or French? What toasting l

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  7 Keys to Great Fermentation: Sigrid Gertsen-Briand

  How exactly can you get those bubbles going without trouble and avoid the dreaded stuck fermentation in your next batch of wine? Learn the m

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  Adding Kits to Grapes: Tim Vandergrift

  While kits offer the chance to make wine anytime of the year, there are several ways to use kits with fresh grapes. Find out how kits make a

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  Advanced Wine Kit Techniques: Tim Vandergrift

  Want to take your kit winemaking to the next level? Learn advanced techniques designed especially for the kit winemaker as Winexpert’s Tim

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  Assessing Home Vineyards for Wine Quality: Wes Hagen

  How can you tell if your backyard can yield great winemaking grapes? And what can you do to improve the quality of the grapes you are growin

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  Barrel Use & Maintenance: Daniel Pambianchi

  Getting the most out of your investment in a barrel means much more than just filling it with your wine. Learn how to properly take care of

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  Choosing Yeast Strains: Sigrid Gertsen-Briand

  There are dozens and dozens of wine yeast strains on the market, how do you know which one is right for your wine? What should you consider

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  Cleaning & Sanitation: Jef L. Stebben

  Sure it is the pain-in-the-neck part of winemaking, but does it need to be? Learn the best and most efficient ways to clean and sanitize you

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  Hands-On Blending: Pat Henderson

  Listen along and learn the keys to blending with this session that featured a mixing of wine samples. Kenwood Vineyards’ Senior Winemaker

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  Hands-On Wine Lab Skills: Chik Brenneman

  You’ve got some analysis equipment in your home winery, but now how do you use it? Learn the skills and procedures you need to master to c

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  Home Vineyard Troubleshooting: Wes Hagen

  Find fixes to your backyard vineyard problems and solutions to common small-scale viticulture mistakes. From pests to diseases and beyond, m

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  Kit Wine Troubleshooting: Dinesh Nair

  Even though wine kits provide an easy and consistent way to make wine, problems do sometimes pop up. From color and clarity issues to off-od

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  Managing Tannins: Eleni Papadakis

  How can a winemaker make sure there is enough tannin structure to their wine without overpowering it? Are there techniques and strategies a