Winemaking Culture

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2026 Label Contest Winners

We share all of the winning labels from the 2026 WineMaker Label Contest, which include some repeat winners as well as new names from the hu

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An Organic Experience in France

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Vino Cotto

Vino cotto is a traditional, semi-sweet Italian wine that is as much a culinary process as a winemaking one. Unlike any other wine, vino cot

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Lookin’ Back

A longtime home winemaker shares some of his earliest memories of helping his Grampa make wine in the 1950s — which began with a drive to

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Under the Tuscan Vine

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Abundance

In recent years there has been quite a bit of news coverage around excess grapes being grown. There is also a high rate of food insecurity i

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School of Wine

We take you behind the scenes of a collegiate wine competition hosted by Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California, with help from a

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From Kitchen to Cellar

Seeing so many brambly hedges of fresh blackberries along a dirt road, a woman with a stubborn curiosity and desire to create something her

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Wine Adventure Down Under

We share images and recap a trip Publisher Brad Ring recently led WineMaker readers on across South Australia’s different wine regions.

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Restarting a Stuck Life

Stuck in a rut and at the cusp of retirement, a couple buys a home with a backyard vineyard in Calaveras County, California. Determined to n

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2025 Label Contest Winners

We share our favorite amateur wine labels entered into WineMaker’s 2025 Label Contest — from a faceless woman and a woman’s face seemi

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Friendships Forged by Wine

The annual WineMaker Magazine Conference isn’t just about attending seminars and learning, it’s also about camaraderie. One longtime at

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Tempranillo Time

WineMaker readers recently joined Publisher Brad Ring exploring Spain’s Rioja wine region and either side of the Spain-France border in Ba

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La Batalla del Vino

Armed with a Super Soaker, WineMaker’s publisher learned quickly not to bring a wine-filled water gun to a Spanish wine fight (where the l

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Wine-Infused Coffee

Wine and coffee have a lot in common. Variety, growing conditions, terroir, and technique in the process of turning the raw material into th

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South African Wine Safari

We recap and share pictures from a recent WineMaker trip with readers to the wine regions of South Africa.

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Grenache Five Ways

A home winemaker sets out to explore just how versatile Grenache can be by making five different wines from it in a single vintage, includin

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It Takes a Village

A New York City gentleman who recently retired found himself the owner of a country home in Italy with hundreds of Moscato grape vines. Havi

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2024 WineMaker Label Contest Winners

We share our favorite labels from the hundreds of entries submitted in the annual WineMaker Label Contest.

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Making Wine with Mahogany

A home winemaker and woodworker got the idea that mahogany may lend itself nicely to wine in place of oak. This simple idea led him on a yea

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Port and So Much More!

We recap and share pictures from a recent trip in which WineMaker’s publisher and a group of readers explored Portugal’s diverse wine cu

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Sicilian Traditions That Endure

A winemaker reflects back on the humble beginnings of his winemaking journey, one that started in his father-in-law’s garage and has since

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Rooted in History: Craft Your Own Alsatian-Style Wines

The Alsace Valley produces some of the world’s finest wines. Get pointers on making wines like the Alsatians.

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The Sacramento Home Winemakers turn 50

Fifty years ago, a group of home winemakers in the Sacramento, California, area decided to make an official club dedicated to their hobby. I

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Family Business

When an amateur winemaker notices that his 6-year-old daughter is taking a keen interest in his hobby, he happily opens the door to his wine