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Aging
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Lees: The Good, The Bad, & The Smelly
The benefits of aging white wine on the lees includes a softer mouthfeel, added weight and texture, added complexity, and a smoothing of the
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What temperature is too cold to age wine?
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Do tannins soften over time?
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Red Wine Lost Its Color
I have an Australian Cabernet that is now clear (see photos)! All the color deposited on the bottom of the bottle.
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Technique
Making Age-Worthy Wines
Making a wine that benefits from long-term cellaring — be it red or white — requires high-quality grapes and a meticulous focus on the d
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Article
Cellaring Bottled Wine for Beginners
Aging bottled wine properly is key to let certain wine styles to fully develop. Make sure the conditions you are providing are right.
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Technique
Post-Fermentation Adjustments to Taste
When alcoholic fermentation is all wrapped up, most people assume that the wine is then mostly left alone to age. But winemakers know well t
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Aging Wine Temperatures
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Stabilizing A Fruit Port
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Oak Barrel Aging Advice
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Going The Distance: Crafting age-worthy wines
When you set your sights on making a “keeper” wine, one you plan to lay down for several years, there are certain techniques you can emp
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Achieving Cold Stable Wines
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Topping My Wines Off
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Sur Lie Aging
Aging wines on the lees can add aromatic complexity, soften tannins, enrich mouthfeel, protect it from oxygen, feed malolactic bacteria, and
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Wine Bottle Deposits
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Varnish on Mini Barrels
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Bulk Aging
Explore the various equipment available to home winemakers for bulk aging wine prior to bottling — from plastic and glass, to stainless s
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Quality Control
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Light Strike in Wine?
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Technique
The Importance of Temperature Control in Winemaking
Not properly controlling the temperature of your grapes, must, juice, or wine can have lasting impacts. Learn when and how to take control.
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Technique
Backsweetening
Not all wines can or should be backsweetened, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t learn the process. Find out the basics of backsweeteni
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Article
Design a Wine Cellar
The best wine cellars offer home winemakers, wine collectors, or anyone else stockpiling wine a stable, secure, chilly space that exists in
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Wine-wizard
Determining A Wine’s Ageability
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Dealing With Persistent Sediment
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Technique
Lees and You: Dead yeast can be your friend
Aging on fine lees has traditionally been reserved for Muscadets, white Burgundy wines, and classic champenoise-style wines, but that doesn