Troubleshooting

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Stuck Fermentations

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White Film In My Wine Barrel

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Adding Sambuca to Wine

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Sniffing The Cork

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Dealing With Volatile Acidity

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Testing for MLF Completion

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Detecting, Measuring, and Preventing Volatile Acidity

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Vineyard Queries: A Year of Questions and Answers

This past year brought challenges and rewards for home vineyardists — and also a lot of questions for our vineyard expert Wes Hagen.

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Troubleshooting Guide for Home Winemaking

This troubleshooting guide lists the most common types of problems, faults and spoilages you may encounter, how to fix them, and how to prev

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Can Lysozyme Arrest MLF?

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Understanding Oxygen and Oxidation in Winemaking

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Soapy Taste In Wine

Volatile Acidity

An introduction into volatile acidity (VA) and how to avoid it.

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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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Higher Alcohol Off-Odors in Wine

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Stuck Fermentations

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Top 10 Winemaking Myths

As in many practices with a longstanding tradition before the scientific knowledge caught up, the field of wine and winemaking has its share

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Fermentation Troubleshooting with Wine Kits

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Gum Arabic: Winemaking’s Secret Weapon

Gum arabic can do so many great things for your wines, from improving mouthfeel, making a thin wine taste fuller bodied, rounding out rough

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Make Your Own Red Wine Aroma Sensory Kit

An aroma kit will help improve your ability to pick out aromas in a glass of wine. You can buy a kit for over $100, or make your own for a f

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Grape Growing Q&A

Grape growing questions answered!

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Using Outside Labs to Run Analysis Tests on your Wine

Here is some advice on when, why, or even whether you might want to take advantage of having a lab test your wine.

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Tannin Additions in Wine Kits

Making kit wines doesn’t have to be only about following directions. Improve your wines by using tannin additions at various stages.

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Oxidation in Winemaking

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When Life Gives You Limes Make Wine