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Winemaking Science
For winemakers who want to understand the “why” as much as the “how,” these stories dive into the deep end of the science involved when turning grape juice into wine.
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Using Winemaking Enzymes
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Understanding Oxygen and Oxidation in Winemaking
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The Science of Food and Wine Pairing
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Higher Alcohol Off-Odors in Wine
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Managing Minerals in Winemaking
Mineral deficiencies or excesses can become sources of frustration for amateur winemakers because minerals, metals, and other ionic substanc
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Yeast Impact on Wine Aroma and Flavor
If you are of the opinion that yeast selection does not matter and that the only role of yeast is to convert sugar into ethyl alcohol (ethan
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Top 10 Winemaking Myths
As in many practices with a longstanding tradition before the scientific knowledge caught up, the field of wine and winemaking has its share
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Impact of Barrel Kinetics and Dynamics on Wine
Oak wood imparts what is generally referred to as toasted-oak aromas and flavors, but more specifically, these include a varied set of volat
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Back Sweetening Wine Techniques
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Gum Arabic: Winemaking’s Secret Weapon
Gum arabic can do so many great things for your wines, from improving mouthfeel, making a thin wine taste fuller bodied, rounding out rough
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The Relationship of pH and Acid in Winemaking
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Using Outside Labs to Run Analysis Tests on your Wine
Here is some advice on when, why, or even whether you might want to take advantage of having a lab test your wine.
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Co-Inoculation with Wine Yeasts and Bacteria
Ask 5 winemakers and you may get 6 opinions about co-inoculation. But what does the science say?
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Adding Sugar to your Wine
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Oxygen Reduction in Winemaking
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Calculating Molecular SO2
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Year in a Life of a Wine: Part III (Testing & Adjusting)
In the third installment of our year-long series about how homemade wine is made using home-grown grapes in Upstate New York, we check in on
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Tartrate Crystals
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Using a Hydrometer
Learn the basics of how and when to use a hydrometer in your winemaking process.
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Volatile Sulfur Compounds and Hydrogen Sulfide in Wine
If you have ever encountered volatile sulfur compounds in wine, of which hydrogen sulfide is the most common, you know how repulsive the sme
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Sugar and Acid Wine Adjustments
We’d all love to make wine from the perfect grapes picked with ideal sugars, acidity, and pH. Unfortunately, often due to reasons beyond our
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Understanding Brix Readings
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Post-Fermentation Wine Tweaks
Sometimes, a wine you believed would be balanced during fermentation comes up a little short after fermentation is complete. Learn what you
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Wines, Naturally
Do you know the difference between organic, biodynamic, and natural wines? Learn what differentiates each term, plus ways to cut down on the
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Home Wine Lab Testing: Tips from the Pros
Laboratory equipment for winemakers can be fiscally daunting, especially for beginning winemakers. That doesn’t mean that vital testing sh