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  Pressing Rosé, Creamy Chardonnay, & Oak Origins

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  American vs. French Oak

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  Creating California-style Chardonnay

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  Press timing for rosé wines

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  Small Barrels, Unwanted Secondary Ferments, Natural Ferments, & Cold Stabilization

  The Wine Wiz explains the differences winemakers must consider when aging wine in smaller-volume oak barrels. She also troubleshoots an unwa

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  Aging in Small Oak Barrels

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  Unwanted secondary fermentation

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  “Natural” fermentations

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  Cold stabilization

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  Curing an over-oaked Chardonnay

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  Choosing Yeasts

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  Dealing With Hard Water

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  Stuck Syrah Fermentation

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  Maximizing Color Extraction

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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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  Why does my wine require long decanting times?

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  A Ghost of Cabernet Past, Swing-Top Bottles & Bottle Shock

  A 40-year-old Cabernet Sauvignon that’s now as white as a ghost? Oh no! The Wine Wizard gets to the bottom of this spooky phenomenon and a

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  Red Wine Lost Its Color

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  Using Swing-Top Bottles

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  Dealing With Bottle Shock

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  Can I make non-alcoholic wine?

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  Adding body to wine

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  Taming Tartness

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  Racking by the Light of the Moon