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Winemaking from Grapes
Make wine like the pros beginning with fresh grapes. This is the most labor-intensive approach to making wine, but it also allows a winemaker the most flexibility to craft the wine they desire.
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A Year in a the Life of a Wine: Part II (Grape Processing)
A look at processing grapes after harvest.
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Technique
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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Technique
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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Technique
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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Using Winemaking Enzymes
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15 Wine Styles You Need to Make
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Winemaking by the Numbers
Here each stage of wine production will be addressed from four aspects: inputs, numbers, problems, and solutions.
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Technique
White Wine Skin Contact
Today’s proposed violation takes on one of the dominant conventions of modern white winemaking: no skin contact.
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Technique
Maceration Tips and Techniques
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Wine-wizard
Making Dry Muscat
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Pairing Yeast with Grape
With so many yeasts made for fermenting wine, how do you choose which will work best with your grapes? Try this funnel approach.
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Blending Fruit and Grape Wines
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Whole Cluster Pressing: Tips from the Pros
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Wine-wizard
Importing Juice vs. Fresh Grapes
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Sourcing Grapes
Want to make wine from fresh grapes but not sure how to go about getting them? Here’s an introduction about sourcing grapes.
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Build Your Own Destemmer-Crusher
Don’t want to fork over the money it costs to buy a destemmer-crusher? Good with your hands? Try building this!
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Pruning the Avila Adobe Vine
In January, Wes Hagen joined Los Angeles archivist Michael Holland to prune the historic 200-year-old Avila Adobe vine and explore the histo
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Sourcing Grapes from Vineyards for Home Winemakers
Sourcing fresh grapes directly from a grower can be a fun and rewarding experience for home winemakers. Get some tips for making the most of
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Your Best Crush and Press
You can never be too prepared in your winery when the grapes come in from harvest. Follow our guidelines for crush and press success.
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Homemade Wine Press
A reader shares plans for his homemade wine press.
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Skin Contact Decisions
Winemakers have to decide how long to macerate their grapes to make the best wine. But how? Too little skin contact and the wines can lack c
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Choosing A Wine Press
There are two common options to choose between when it comes time for home winemakers to press their grapes. Take time to weigh the benefits
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Black Spanish
This red grape variety has large to medium-sized loose clusters and can be quite vigorous and productive, producing large crops depending on
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Wine-wizard
Brown (Instead of Red) Wine
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Wine-wizard
Wild Fermentations