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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

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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