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Precision Winemaking at Your Fingertips

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Managing Headspace

What’s the best way to manage headspace at the top of your aging carboy? Hint: It is not gas.

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What is the process for replacing compromised corks if the wine inside the bottle is still of high quality?

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Relying on Pectic Enzymes

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pH Adjustments

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Preparing Your Winery for Harvest

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Dandelion Wine Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting dandelion wines that carbonated in bottles or browned early.

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Adding Fruit Character

The Wizard offers recommendations to boost the light fruit flavor in a red wine that is lacking.

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How Wine Evolves in the Bottle

The Wine Wizard explains how wines evolve in the bottle, which is not always linear.

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Flat Sparkling Wine

After three months of settling, 10 bottles out of 30 were carbonated. Why were the other bottles flat?