Winemaking Tips

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Award-Winning Red Winemakers Roundtable

Three amateur winemakers with shelves full of medals to their names for their homemade wines share advice for making great reds.

Sweet Wines: Tips from the Pros

Two pro winemakers share advice for home winemakers to make sweet wine at home

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Cold Soaking: Tips from the Pros

Dollars and Sense: Tips from the Pros

Dollars and Sense: Tips from the Pros

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Using Enzymes: Tips from the Pros

Three pros share which enzymes they use in their winemaking, common mistakes made with them, and how to get the most from enzymes.

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10 Winemaking Techniques You Should Know

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Harvest Planning

The better you plan for grapes to come in, the smoother the big day of harvest and crushing grapes will go. Do you have all of the equipment

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Training New Vines and Bringing Up Tannins: Wine Wizard

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Fruit and Grape Blends: Tips from the Pros

Fruit and Grape Blends: Tips from the Pros

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25 Winemaking Tips

Winemakers offer 25 tips for amateurs, from grape growing, testing, fermenting, bottling, aging, and making different styles of wine.

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Blending and testing: Wine Wizard

Sparkling Secrets of Dom Pérignon

Dom Pérignon is a symbol of luxury engrained in pop culture. But beyond the hype, Dom Pérignon is also recognized by serious wine critics

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Picking the Proper Wine Yeast: Tips from the Pros

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Spring Cleaning for Winemakers: Tips from the Pros

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How can I increase the sugar content of my juice without using refined sugar?

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Blue-Ribbon Home Winemaking Tips

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From Cleaning to Bottling: Tips from Adelsheim

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The Willamette Way to World-Class Wine

Oregon’s Willamette Valley offers a cooler climate that is ideal for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, and other popular varieties, as their

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I’ve read you can use bananas to give body to thin wines. Can you please explain why this works and any impact on flavor?

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The Art of Winemaking

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Finding the Best Fruit

For commercial wineries, winemaking begins long before the grapes are crushed. The quality of the wine reflects the quality of the fruit, an