Date: Oct-Nov 2002
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Dry Wine & Mystery Grapes: Wine Wizard
QI like ’em dry. Question? My last batch of Merlot (2001) came out too sweet. What can I do now if I want the finished wine to have less sweetness? R.J. Yalch
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I have some kind of grapes growing in my backyard, but have no clue as to what kind they might be. Is there a way to figure it out?
The ancient science of identifying grapevines by their physical characteristics is called ampelography and, you’ll be happy to know, it is a relatively well-documented field. As you can imagine, in the days
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What can I do to make my wine more dry and less sweet?
More experienced winemakers than yourself have spent eons trying to ponder the conundrum of a stuck fermentation. If you wanted the wine to be dry and it ended up sweet, it means
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Mead Made Easy
Mead is a classic fermented beverage with a long history. Ancient text and drawings, some dating back as far as 4000 BC, mention both wine and mead. Several Biblical writings describe this
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