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Live Video Chat with Bob Peak (December 2025)

Watch the video playback of our December 2025 Live Video Chat with home winemaker and WineMaker technical editor, Bob Peak.

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Small Barrels, Unwanted Secondary Ferments, Natural Ferments, & Cold Stabilization

The Wine Wiz explains the differences winemakers must consider when aging wine in smaller-volume oak barrels. She also troubleshoots an unwa

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Aging in Small Oak Barrels

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Unwanted secondary fermentation

There’s nothing quite like popping open a bottle you meant to be still and finding it has turned into a sparkling version of itself.

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“Natural” fermentations

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Cold stabilization

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Live Video Chat with Stephen Scarnato

Watch the video playback of our November 2025 Live Video Chat with pro viticulturist and winemaker Stephen Scarnato.

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Live Video Chat with Jenne Baldwin-Eaton (2025)

Listen to the playback of our Live Q&A with Jenne Baldwin-Eaton from September 2025.

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Live Video Chat with Zac Brown (2025)

Listen to the replay of our Live Q&A with British Columbian winemaker Zac Brown.

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Chaptalization — How Far Can You Go?

Adding sugar to bring up the Brix is necessary in parts of the world, especially during vintages with heavy rain. A Virginia winery did a st

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Over-Oaked Chardonnay, Choosing Yeast, Hard Water, & Stuck Ferments

Always start small with additions — it’s much easier to add more than to take something out later. That said, the Wine Wizard shares adv

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Curing an over-oaked Chardonnay