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Adding body to country wine

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Understanding Degree Days

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Is chitosan safe for those with shellfish allergies?

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Lowering pH, add body to to country wines, degree days, & chitosan

The Wizard offers advice on when and how to lower pH. She also suggests a remedy for thin country wines, explains why degree days are only p

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Browning in Red Wines, MLF Test Strips, & Maple Wine

The Wine Wizard fields questions on eliminating (and avoiding) browning in red wines, malolactic fermentation test strips, and techniques fo

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Browning in Red Wines

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MLF Test Strips

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Maple Wine

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Monitoring Malolactic, Adding Skins, Timing Purchases, Airlocks

The Wine Wizard shares the signs to look for and ways to monitor malolactic fermentation, offers tips on adding supplemental grape skins to

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When to Add an Airlock

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Timing Purchases

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Adding Skins to a Red Ferment

Q: How many grape skins would be too many to add to a Syrah must?

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Monitoring Malolactic

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Removing Stains in Carboys

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Boosting Aromatics in White Wines

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Will Alcohol Kill Mycoderma?

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Sanitizing With Sulfur Dioxide and Citric Acid

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Boosting Aromatics, Removing Carboy Stains, Mycoderma, and Sanitation

The Wine Wizard offers steps to increase aroma for aromatic white wines. Plus, how to remove stains from glass carboys, whether high-proof a

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Tips For a Successful Malolactic Fermentation

When and to what container should I add the Opti’Malo plus™ Malolactic (ML) nutrient and then my dry-pitch ML strain?

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Thoughts for Underripe Red Grapes

I assume it’s possible to make a rosé from Syrah, right? How long on the skins should I leave it to get a good pink color?

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Tips For a Complete Fermentation

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Underripe Red Grapes, Malolactic Tips, and General Fermentation Guidelines

In the face of a cool growing season, contending with underripe grapes can be a challenge. The Wiz has some ideas for one grape grower who j

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Reducing acid in wine

I’m making some red wine from local grapes this fall. I had nothing handy to deacidify the must at the crush.

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Reducing Bitterness, Micro-oxygenation On A Small Scale, and Deacidification Tactics

Citrus fruits contain a lot of interesting flavors, but making wine with them can be a challenge. Get advice on removing the bitterness that

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Over-Sulfiting Your Grape Must