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Making the Cut

Press cuts give the winemaker more blending options to create a wine precisely as it was envisioned. Learn if, and when, press cuts may bene

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A Walk Alongside Ripeness

How ripe your grapes are when picked is one of the most important factors in determining what your wine will taste like. Here is a closer lo

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White Crystals After Crushing

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Dealing With High Brix Grapes

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Making Wine From Grapes

Now that we’ve covered the science behind the winemaking process, you are ready to gather some grapes and start making wine from scratch.

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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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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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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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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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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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Maceration Tips and Techniques

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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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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.