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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 can�

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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 he&#82

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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

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  Santa Barbara Pinot Noir Roundtable ’11 Download

  SANTA BARBARA PINOT NOIR ROUNDTABLE – Pinot Noir produced in Santa Barbara County was the real star of the movie “Sideways”. We’re g

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  Side by Side Oak Trials ’11 Download

  WINEMAKER WORKSHOP: SIDE-BY-SIDE OAK TRIALS When it comes to oaking options for your wine there are so many choices to make. American oak, F

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  Sparkling Wines From Kits: Tim Vandergrift ’10 Download

  Learn how to make your own sparkling wine at home using wine kits. Tim Vandergrift will walk you through the steps of the various ways to pu

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  Stabilize Wine Like The Pros: Daniel Pambianchi ’10 Download

  Wines are living things and as a winemaker you need to do what you can to make sure to protect it against both physical and microbiological