Feb-Mar 2013
Brown Colored White Wine
Sorry to say, but it sounds like you’ve got a no-bueno situation. White grapes should always be pressed as soon as possible after picking in order to reduce juice (and subsequent wine)
Fining Red Wines
Red wines are typically not fined as often as white wines, to which we often add bentonite in order to remove potentially haze-causing proteins. The tannin from the skins of red wines
Overspiced Situation, Fining Reds, Brown Whites
Spices and other added flavorings in home winemaking are one of the trickiest things to get right.
Home Winery Names
What’s in a name? If it’s a homewinery, it could be almost anything. Home winemakers explain their winery’s name.
Rosé Wine Kits
In a recent study commissioned in the UK, researchers studied the sociological data of people who expressed a preference for either red or white wine. In addition to mundane facts (red wine
Using Winemaking Enzymes
Many winemakers shun the use of additives, including enzymes, to respect the wine’s “naturalness.” But juice is laden with natural enzymes, and once inoculated with yeast, fermenting wine is under the control
Red Wine Color Stability
Keep the color in your reds by learning about color stability and how to achieve it.
Making Port Style Wine from Mustang Grapes
By far, the most prolific wild grape in Texas is the widely distributed Vitis mustangensis, or Mustang grape. It was historically the major wine grape of early settlers and remains a dominant
Your First Wine Barrel
After 15 years of making wine, I am finally embarking upon the use of barrels and it is very exciting. Just having the barrels in my homewinery creates an ambiance that is
Making Riesling Roundtable
Ask any wine expert and they will tell you — Riesling deserves its day in the sun. Long touted as one of the most food-friendly wines available, it’s versatility in the winery
Small-Space Home Winemaking
You can make wine even if you live in a small space. Here are some winemakers who do just that.
Cabernet Sauvignon: The king of red wine grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon is known for making some of the world’s most robust red wines.
Overspiced Wine Situation
There’s nothing like a wine with what I call “the elbows sticking out” to ruin one’s mood. Especially frustrating is when one has followed a recipe or kit instructions to the letter
Growing Riesling Grapes: Tips from the Pros
If you live in a place with cooler weather and want to grow a versatile vinifera varietal, Riesling might be your best bet. Think Germany and Austria when you think of a
Making Wine In A Limited Space
For many home winemakers, space — or the lack of it — is the final frontier, the one thing holding their winemaking aspirations back. See how some home winemakers have dealt with this problem.
