Clark Smith

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  Chemistry of Must Correction

  Clark Smith offers ways to extract the most from your grapes by digging into the chemistry of must correction — including methods to boost

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  Chitosan: For more than just fining

  Chitosan is a product every home winemaker should be familiar with, and likely has around their cellar. It is used to help clarify wine, but

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  Game-Changing Innovations

  A number of innovative products well-suited for the home and small-scale winemaker have come to market in recent years. Explore these option

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  Understanding and Controlling Brettanomyces

  It is both a spoilage yeast and the heart of many great wines of Bordeaux. We share what you need to understand about Brettanomyces, the com

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  Causes and Treatments for Volatile Acidity

  Winemakers always need to pay special attention to the possibility of rising volatile acidity and ways to stem its effects.

• Technique

  Enological Oxygen Principles and Practices

  While it sometimes gets a bad rap because too much oxygen can destroy a wine, oxygen is also very important to the winemaking process. Learn

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  Sulfur Dioxide: Fact and Myth

  Winemakers have a lot of misconceptions about sulfur dioxide and its use in winemaking. Though somewhat controversial, longtime wine educato

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  The Science of Winemaking

  There is a lot of chemistry involved in winemaking — the better you understand it, the better chance you have of consistently making quali

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  Live Chat with Clark Smith

  Live chat with Clark Smith, which took place September 28, 2022.

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  Determining Ripeness in Wine Grapes

  There is no more critical step in winemaking than picking at the often-fleeting correct moment. Yet ripeness determination is poorly underst