Dec 13-Jan 14
2013 Wine Label Contest Winners
Winners from the 2013 WineMaker amateur label contest.
Color Problems In My Pinot Noir
I had this exact problem happen to me this year with one of my lots of Russian River Pinot. Thankfully, the original brick-red color disappeared and was replaced by bright red once
Transporting Wine
When moving wine, the main thing to be concerned about is temperature change and since you’ve got carboys, spillage! For the first factor, any kind of moving truck where the back payload
Harvesting Decision Making
That is indeed a situation I face every year and is part of the delicate dance of being a winemaker. As many of my readers know, I believe that picking is the
Fun With Filtration, When To Harvest, and Transporting Wine
. . . a lot of sediment we find in wines actually forms after the wine is bottled, and is nothing that filtration can control.
Questions in the Vineyard
Wes Hagen answers your home vineyard questions
The Science of Food and Wine Pairing
“Carignane and goat cheese,” said Tony Ross, wine educator at Passalacqua Winery near Healdsburg, California. During a judging session for a local home wine competition, Tony and I were on the same
Malolactic Fermentation Timing
Home Winemakers, Let’s Take a Vote: Those of you who put your wines through malolactic fermentation only after the alcoholic fermentation is complete, raise your hands. Now those of you who do
Top 100 Wine Kits 2013
Over 50 experienced judges evaluated a total of 2,725 wine kit entries as part of the 2013 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition. This large collection of kit entries was sent into the
Sparkling Techniques
There is nothing as refreshing and enjoyable as a chilled bottle of mousseux (foamy), or fine bubbly. No longer are sparkling wines simply uncorked to celebrate a new year or a kid’s
Meritage Roundtable: Tips on Making Bordeaux-Style Blends in the New World
The name Meritage is a blend of the words merit and heritage (and pronounced to rhyme with the latter). But beyond a commitment to using the same grapes as those used in
Torrontés: An alternative to the common whites
I was particularly drawn to Torrontés because of the Muscat-like flavors, but another reason was because of the challenge it presents from a winemaking perspective . . .
Fun With Wine Filtration
The fun of filtration! I’ll deliver the bad news to you and my readers first by telling you that really no matter how tight of a pore size you use to filter
Making Sparkling Wine: Tips from the Pros
These three pros offer up tips to make your own sparkling wine at home. Steve DiFrancesco is the Winemaker for Glenora Wine Cellars in Dundee, New York. If you’re going for a
What’s that in my Kit?
An introduction to what you’ll find in your first wine kit.
