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Light Strike in Wine?
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Pressing Issues, Making Bread with Wine Yeast and Light Strike
Dumping your pomace and finding the grapes still juice-laden after pressing is frustrating. The Wizard has some pointers for getting the mos
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Acidity & Aging
My situation is that the total acidity (TA) rises during the aging process.What could be causing this?
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The New Need For Sanitation
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Overcompensating With Copper
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Defining “Percent New Oak” in Wine
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Percent New Oak, Overcompensating, And The New Need For Sanitation
While the concept that is listed on some wine bottles or talked about in literature — % new oak — seems simple, there is a lot of nuance
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Barrel Cleaning, Kit Wine Tannins and Proper Sulfite Levels
It seems to me like your Carmenère is a candidate for one of the “Wine Wizard’s” cheapest, easiest and most favorite ways to improve
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Reconditioning Corks & Bottle Film
I’m glad you sent this question, though, because it brings up an important rule of the world of corks: corks must have a certain amount of
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Suspicious Syrah & Fermentation Aids
The first step I would take is to look at the package and/or the packing slip that came with the grapes . . . I hope they say Syrah. If you
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Dumb Merlot & Filmy Finishes
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Bracing Barrels & Coffee Wine
The level of caffeine, of course, will depend on how much coffee you used in the recipe — just as your average cup of joe will be stronger
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Fine Filtering Chardonnay and a Sour Mead
Pad filters are stacks of cellulose sheets that get mounted in a stainless steel or metal frame. Wine or juice is forced by a pump or by air
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The Safety of Brass Fittings
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Off Odors, Port-Style Wines, and Brass Fittings
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Can I Use An Untoasted Oak Barrel?
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How to Adjust SO2 Levels In Must
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Adjusting Acidity in Wine Kits
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Crazy pH Shift
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Crazy pH Shift, Acidity in Wine Kits, Adjusting SO2, and Untoasted Oak Barrels
A winemaker experiences a large and unexpected pH shift from a feral fermentation. Learn about the potential reasons as well as what to do w
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High-pH Wine
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Cucumber Wine
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Stabilizing Whites
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Colossal Corking: Wine Wizard
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What Could Lead To A Stalled MLF