Varietals and Wine Styles

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Ways to Rosé

You have several options when it comes to making a rosé wine. Learn three of the most common techniques here.

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Cabernet Sauvignon – Syrah Wine Blends

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Cab-Syrah

Many great wines are designed as blends from the start, and two varieties that are perfect complements are Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay is one of the world’s most popular wine grapes among commercial and home winemakers. Here is how to craft your own.

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Sparkling Wine From Kits

Learn to make your kit win sparkle. There are many approaches hone winemakers can take to make some bubbly.

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California Icewine

Making icewine-style wine in any climate using mechanical freezing.

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Edelweiss: Varietal Focus

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How to Make 10 Classic Wines

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Carmine: Cold tolerant and color-rich

Carmine is a vinifera cross of Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignane. We review its history and characteristics, and give you a recipe to try.

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Making Icewine: Tips from the Pros

Karl Kaiser of Inniskillin Wines attended a monastery school where winemaking was a tradition. He offer his icewine tips.

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Understanding Sparkling Wines

Learn about the different ways to make sparkling wine at home.

Sparkling Secrets of Dom Pérignon

Dom Pérignon is a symbol of luxury engrained in pop culture. But beyond the hype, Dom Pérignon is also recognized by serious wine critics

Méthode “Home-penoise”

In Champagne, the French make bubbly using the méthode Champenoise. In your home, use this method.

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Riesling Lessons of the Mosel Masters

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Making Port-Style Wine Kits

A wine kit can save you time and trouble and allow you to make a great batch of Port with little fuss. Most Port kits come in a half-batch s

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French Colombard: Varietal Focus

Fresh, floral, citrus flavors with crisp acidity at a value price are the benchmarks for Colombard. We’ll show you how to make it.

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Norton Grapes: An American Original

Learn about Norton grapes, an American original, plus how to make Norton wine from these grapes native to America.

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True Champagne: Tips from the Pros

Two professional Champagne-makers share their secrets for home winemakers.

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A Rosé by any Other Name

Rosés come in many styles, made from numerous grape varieties through various techniques. Surely there is one to fit your desires this year

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Fruit Port

The principle for making a port-style wine — whether using grapes, fruit or juice — is pretty much the same. Here’s the basic procedur

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Concord: Varietal Focus

Just about everyone, wine consumer and abstainer alike, knows the name Concord. It may have been the first sip of wine to pass the lips of m

Cool Refreshing Riesling

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Super Syrah!

Syrah can do well in a wide variety of climates and produces wine in a number of styles, from drink-it-today fruity to structured and age-wo

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Pinot Noir: Varietal Focus

Pinot Noir is a heralded red table wine. It is usually made in a dry style that features delicate fruit aromas and flavors. The wine typical