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Understanding Sparkling Wines

Learn about the different ways to make sparkling wine at home.

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Negative Impacts of Oxygen

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The Phenol Phenomenon

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Using Fining Agents

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Luscious Port Wine

Learn to make your own Port-style wine at home.

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Upgrade Your Home Winery

When you start getting more serious about the winemaking hobby and find yourself making more batches a year, you may be in for an equipment

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Measuring Residual Sugar

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Building a Cool Cellar

Many options exist for storing wines. But if you do plan for that dream cellar, this guide will help you, too, save headaches and money.

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Barrel Care Techniques

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Who Wants to be a Winemaker?

Take out a pencil and test your winemaking knowledge using this fun quiz. Let’s play “Who Wants to be a Winemaker?”

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Using Variable-Volume Fermenters

Variable-volume fermenters have a floating-lid that transforms these tanks into variable-capacity containers for fermentation as well as sho

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pHiguring out pH

Get an understanding of pH, why it’s important, how to measure pH, and how to correct it.

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Solving the Sulfite Puzzle

Let’s try to demystify sulfite by reviewing some fundamental chemistry. This will help us understand how sulfite protects wine and how muc

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Choosing a Filtering System

Winemaking is not a science but rather an art. There are many opinions on the pros and cons of the various processes that winemakers use. Th

The Strain Game

You need to select the right kind of yeast for the style of wine you want to make. Yet choosing the proper yeast should not be a daunting ta