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Oxygen Management for Home Winemakers

Oxidation is one of the most common faults among home (and pro) winemakers. Learn how to protect your wine against the detrimental effects o

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Cucumber Wine

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Oxygen Management for Home Winemakers

Oxygen exposure can cause a whole litany of flaws in wine. Learn strategies for minimizing the risks at all steps of your winemaking.

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Weird Wines & Fish Tanks: Wine Wizard

The Wine Wizard answers questions from readers.

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Lower Alcohol Wines

Rising temperatures have led to grapes that are higher in sugar and lower in acid at harvest. Winemakers are beginning to look at microbial

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Pinot Meunier: The forgotten grape of Champagne

When it comes to the grapes found in Champagne, most casual wine drinkers can point to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but Pinot Meunier is often

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High-pH Wine, Stabilizing Whites and Cucumber Wine

Higher pH wine can be easily fixed . . . but the question is, should they be? As is often the case, the answer is sometimes. The Wiz digs de

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Dry Wine & Mystery Grapes: Wine Wizard

The Wine Wizard answers questions from readers.

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Sulfite-Free Wine & A Cool Quandry: Wine Wizard

The Wine Wizard answers questions from readers.

Fizzy Wine & Gravity Readings: Wine Wizard

Wrecked Riesling & Adding Oak: Wine Wizard

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The Many Sides of Chardonnay

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Killer Bacteria & pH: Wine Wizard

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Foxy Concord: Finding the sweet spot with this American classic

The grape of North America, Concord has come to dominate the grape juice and jelly markets, but making a solid wine with it can req

5 Do’s and 5 Don’ts: Wine Wizard

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Cork Questions: Wine Wizard

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Sediment Fallout & Off-odors: Wine Wizard

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Get groovy with Grüner Veltliner

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Determining a Wine’s Ageability

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Determining Ageability, Wine Chemistry, Decanting Advice, and Knocking Down Rot

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Testing options for pH and TA, Yeast choice for a fruit wine: Wine Wizard

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Pressure in the Home Vineyard: How to measure and mitigate fungal disease

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When Wines Go Bad

Get to know the most common wine faults, their causes, and fixes you can try to alleviate them.

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Méthode Champenoise

Méthode Champenoise is the most traditional way to make sparkling wine. It requires extra time, attention to detail, and more steps than ot

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Riesling Revisited

Riesling is one of the noble grapes of Germany and can produce a wide array of complex white wines. Learn some of the key elements and techn