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Chardonnay Winemaking Tips from Burgundy
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Aging Country Fruit Wines
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Controlling Grapevine Vigor: Tips from the Pros
If vines are too productive, or not productive enough, the grapes (and resulting wines) will suffer. Two grape growing experts share some vi
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15 Facts About Wine Yeast
Yeast is an amazing organism. Here are 15 facts on WineMaker’s 15th anniversary that you may not know about yeast.
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15 Wine Kits to Try
In a rut making the same styles of wine time after time? Here are 15 different wine styles we’d recommend making from kits.
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15 Home Vineyard Tips
In the pursuit of growing better and better wine in our backyards, Wes Hagen assembled a list of 15 things he’s learned about growing grapes
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15 Keys to Winemaking Success
15 important steps, axioms, tips and recommendations to (consistent) winemaking success.
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15 Wine Styles You Need to Make
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Making Cabernet Franc: Tips from the Pros
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Choosing Corks and Wine Closures
We review the different types of closures available to home winemakers with a view to understanding oxygen permeability and the impact on wi
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Winemaking by the Numbers
Here each stage of wine production will be addressed from four aspects: inputs, numbers, problems, and solutions.
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White Wine Skin Contact
Today’s proposed violation takes on one of the dominant conventions of modern white winemaking: no skin contact.
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Home Vineyard Experiments
How to set up, record and understand small-scale vineyard experiments, and suggest a few that will measurably increase wine quality.
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Wines Two Ways: Oaked and Unoaked
To understand flavor balance in your wine, you must first understand some of the basic principles to consider when deciding whether or not t
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Performing Bench Trials
It is always recommended to do a bench trial prior to making any big adjustment or blend. Learn how to dial in an exact adjustment/addition
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2013 WineMaker International Wine Competition Results
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Small Batch Wine Experiments
How to perform small batch experiments, and some specific experiments that may be worth digging into.
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Maceration Tips and Techniques
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Winemaking Tips from Virginia Winemakers
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Making Country Wine from Berries
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Urban Winemaking: Tips from the Pros
Making wine away from winemaking regions is becoming more popular. As these pros will tell you, urban winemaking comes with unique benefits
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Bâtonnage Winemaking Techniques
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Making Chambourcin Wine: Tips from the Pros
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The Science of Food and Wine Pairing
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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