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Cold Climate Grape Growing

Growing grapes in cold climates has its challenges — from finding varieties that will work to keeping vines alive over harsh winters — 

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Pinotage: The Red Grape of South Africa

Pinotage is the most recognized — though not the most widely grown — South African red wine grape.

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Making Sherry-Style Wines

Sherry is the fortified wine from Jerez, Spain, made in soleras and conditioned with flor yeast.

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Using South American Grapes for a Second Winemaking Season

Got the urge to make wine from grapes in the spring? All you need to do is get your hands on some grapes from the Southern Hemisphere.

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La Crescent: Cold-Climate Hybrid

Looking for a cold-hardy white to grow in a colder northern clime? Meet the University of Minnesota’s La Crescent.

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Making La Crescent Wine: Tips from the Pros

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Making Wines with Finesse

Making lighter wines with finesse is a way of approaching your winemaking, a methodology, a subtle series of tactical maneuvers.

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Pinot Noir Winemaking Techniques from Burgundy

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Syrah: Versatile, bold and colorful

Australia recognizes Syrah as Shiraz. It is presumed that the name stuck as the cuttings that were brought to the country in the 1830s by Ja

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10 Italian Red Wines to Make at Home

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Chenin Blanc: The taste of terroir

Viticulturists in the Loire Valley tend to describe its flavor as an expression of the terroir of the land.

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Rosé Wine Kits

Life isn’t just red and white. There’s a happy medium with rosé. Learn to make your own rosé from wine kits for quick enjoyment.

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Making Port Style Wine from Mustang Grapes

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Making Riesling Roundtable

Riesling can be made into a variety of wine styles, from bone dry to icewine, and can be enjoyed early or aged for a decade or more. Five pr

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Cabernet Sauvignon: The king of red wine grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon is known for making some of the world’s most robust red wines.

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Growing Riesling Grapes: Tips from the Pros

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Chardonnay Winemaking Tips from Burgundy

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Gewürztraminer

Alsace vineyards are tucked into the predominantly east facing slopes of the Vosges Mountains . . .

15 Grapevines to Try in Your Vineyard

Celebrating 15 years, here’s 15 grapes you should consider growing!

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15 Wine Kits to Try

In a rut making the same styles of wine time after time? Here are 15 different wine styles we’d recommend making from kits.

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15 Wine Styles You Need to Make

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Cabernet Franc: The “other” Cabernet king

Cabernet Franc is thought to have originated in Southwest France, specifically in Libournais.

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Making Cabernet Franc: Tips from the Pros

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Pinot Gris/Grigio The name says it all, or does it?

Unknown to the science at the time, these genetic mutations were first noticed hundreds of years ago in Burgundy, France, where the mutants

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Chambourcin: A vigorous, dark hybrid

. . . (Chambourcin) does get a little more respect than other hybrids because of its ability to improve color in other wines without taking