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Adding Carbonation To A Dessert Wine

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Properly Adding Copper

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Properly Measuring Wine Cap Temperature

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Protecting Your Wine From Oxygen During Racking

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Protecting Your Wine, Cap Temperature, Copper Sulfate Additions, and Carbonation Help

Oxidation is one of the most common faults among homemade wines. The Wiz has some tips for minimizing exposure during racking along with adv

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More Butter, Please; Caveats with Pectic Enzymes; and Wonky Grape Numbers

Not everyone loves a buttery Chardonnay but for those that seek out this characteristic the Wine Wizard has some sage fermentation advice to

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ATrying to Work With Grape Juice That is Amiss

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Using Pectic Enzymes in a Red Wine

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Crafting a Buttery-Style of Chardonnay

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Ozone Sanitation and Filtering Facts

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Making it Legal, Antique Grape Juice: Wine Wizard

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Malolactic Fermentation After Cold Stabilizing

I plan to cold stabilize over the winter months in my winery. Will malolactic fermentation under these circumstances naturally kick back in

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Adding Sorbate After MLF

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Volatile Acidity Fixes

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Oxygen Ingression

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Oxygen Ingression, Volatile Acidity Interventions, Sorbate Question, and Malolactic Timing

Sometimes we get several questions that revolve around a similar theme. The Wine Wizard had several questions this go-round on volatile acid

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Egg White Fining and Overoaking

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Reducing Oak Flavor In Wine

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Is Oak Sanitation Necessary?

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Recommended First SO₂ Addition

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Free SO₂, Bottle Drop, First SO₂ Addition, and Oak Sanitation

A winemaker asks for some pointers on when to test for sulfite on their wines using their new sulfite testing kit. Also, learn about curing

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Wine Bottle Deposits

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Testing for Free SO2

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Fermenting Anything & Pectic Enzymes: Wine Wizard

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Freezing Grapes