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Performing Bench Trials

It is always recommended to do a bench trial prior to making any big adjustment or blend. Learn how to dial in an exact adjustment/addition

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Maceration Tips and Techniques

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The Science of Food and Wine Pairing

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Fining Your Way to Clear Wine

Fining of wine is the addition of one substance to remove another. It is a diverse subject with several classes of materials involved in its

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Pairing Yeast with Grape

With so many yeasts made for fermenting wine, how do you choose which will work best with your grapes? Try this funnel approach.

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Blending Fruit and Grape Wines

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Back Sweetening Wine Techniques

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Chaptalization and Fermentation

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Making Fortified Wine

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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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Maintaining a Home Wine Cellar

Here are some tips and suggestions on cellaring your homemade wine and maintaining the cellar itself.

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Bulk Wine Aging

There is more to cellaring bulk wine than meets the eye. Throughout the aging process, the winemaker is on a tightrope walk between interven

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Bottling Your Wine

Bottling your wine requires careful planning, preparation, and execution.

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Storing Wine Ingredients

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Balancing Fruit and Sugar in Country Wines

Bob Peak digs into how much sugar is needed to get the desired alcohol level, and how much fruit is needed to offer a pleasing profile and a

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Choosing and Using a Wine Pump

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Oxygen Reduction in Winemaking

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Super Blends

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Small Space Winemaking Techniques

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Restart Stuck Fermentations

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Post-Fermentation Wine Adjustments

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Offbeat Reds

Getting sick of the same old Cab? Try a red wine that’s more out of the mainstream, like Carménère, Charbono, Dolcetto, Montepulciano, o

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Making White Wines from Red Grapes

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Better White Blends

There are lots of reasons to try blending white wines, such as adding complexity, correcting a deficiency, or simply making something fun an