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Bottling Tips and Wine Judge Etiquette

Bottling is typically the final step towards producing wine where a winemaker can foul things up. Get some recommendations from the Wizard o

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Practical Advice For Oak Chips and Volatile Acidity

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Malolactic-palooza and The Importance Of pH

Malolactic fermentation can be finicky even for professional winemakers, but there are protocols winemakers can follow to help avoid the hea

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Post-Fermentation Wine Acid Adjustment

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Troubleshooting Malolactic Fermentation

Malolactic fermentation seems to be going well (slow bubbling) but one of the carboys has nice, fairly clear red wine while the other has cl

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Finding a Vinegar Storage Space

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Tips For Making Cantaloupe Wine

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Fermentation Completion, Vinegar Storage Space and Cantaloupe Wine

A winemaker is left scratching their head when a wine that seemingly has fermented dry is still producing bubbles. The Wizard also provides

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Judging Fermentation Completion

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Matching Quality Grapes With Oak And The Complexities Of Raspberry Wine

When a winemaker gets their hands on some highly coveted Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, he wants to make sure that the oak quality matches the g

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Dealing With Acid Issue on a Raspberry Wine

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Barrel Alternatives: Matching quality grapes with oak

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Effects Of Using Killer Yeast In My Winery?

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Sensing Ripeness in Grapes

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Uneven Ripening Of Grapes

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Uneven Ripening, Sensing Ripeness, and Killer Yeast

It’s hard to get universal ripening of your grapes in a small vineyard with lots of variability. The Wizard provides some pointers as well

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Cures To An Oversulfited Wine

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Advice For A Beginning Winemaker

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Remove a White Film on Carboy

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Preserving Oak Barrels, Oversulfited Wine, Film on a Carboy, and Beginner Tips

What is the best way to store oak barrels that don’t have wine in them? Get the answer from the Wine Wizard, as well as her advice for a c

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Steps to Preserve Your Oak Barrel

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Achieving Cold Stable Wines

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Rules of Fining

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Topping My Wines Off

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Top Me Off, Rules of Fining, and Achieving Cold Stable Wines

Get some pointers and considerations a winemaker needs to keep in mind when topping off your aging wine vessels. The Wizard also answers que