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Troubleshooting
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Maturation Intervention
No matter how much attention we give a wine, sometimes it will disappoint when tasted for the first time during aging. It may not be faulted
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Wine-wizard
Properly Adding Copper
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Wine-wizard
Oxygen Ingression
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Wine-wizard
Overcompensating With Copper
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Article
Bench Trials and Tribulations
A home winemaker details the four bench trials he conducted to adjust the acidity of a low-pH Sauvignon Blanc to show how the process is don
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Technique
Classes, Clubs, and Consultants: Getting expert help at home
Feedback is one of the quintessential parts of growing and learning in this hobby. There are many avenues a hobby grape grower and winemaker
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Article
The Tale of the Stuck Fermentations
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Article
Less-Common Winemaking Pitfalls
A look at the causes and corrections winemakers can make for some of the less common, but still serious, winemaking faults.
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Wine-wizard
Troubleshooting Off-Odor in a Viognier
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Article
Benefit From Judge Feedback
Having your homemade wines judged by experts is a great way to get feedback and improve your winemaking. In order to do so, however, you nee
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Wine-wizard
Knocking Down Rot On Grapes
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Article
Pressure in the Home Vineyard: How to measure and mitigate fungal disease
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Wine-wizard
Softening The Wine
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Article
When Wines Go Bad
Get to know the most common wine faults, their causes, and fixes you can try to alleviate them.
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Wine-wizard
Properly Adding Acid to a Barrel
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Article
Reconfiguring the Palate & Properly Adding Acid to a Barrel
The Wizard explores the many sensations that tasters experience as a wine goes from grapes, through fermentation, and into the early stages
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Wine-wizard
Reconfiguring Your Tasting Palate
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Article
Copper Sulfate Solutions: Wine Wizard
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Article
Prevent Volatile Acidity
Volatile acidity (VA) is a flaw that can ruin the aroma of a wine. Explore what exactly VA is, why it is such a problem, and techniques to a
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Technique
Monitoring Your Wine: What to test for and when
There are some winemakers who practice the age-old philosophy that the wine will take care of itself . . . but for those who want to produce
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Wine-wizard
Acetobacter Problems
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Wine-wizard
Cork Variability
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Article
The Sulfite Blues, Curing A Stuck Fermentation and Freezing Grapes
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Wine-wizard
Sluggish Fermentation Woes
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Wine-wizard
Over-Sulfited Wine