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France wine producers guilty of US scandal
A dozen French winemakers and traders have been found guilty of a massive scam to sell 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir to a leading US buyer. The judge in Carcassonne, south-west France, said...
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Iodophor vs Pot. Meta Bisulfite
Greetings to all! Since I'm both a homebrewer and a home vintner I'd only ever used iodophor in the brewery & PotMetaBi-etc. in the winery, can one use either interchangably? mostly, I'd prefer to use...
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Excess Sulphites
Hi, I have a Chard kit wine which seems to have a harsh sulphur dioxide taste. Its now a month old and I had hoped it would dissipate. Short of pouring it from demijohn to demijohn, has anyone any...
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Refermentation
Hi to all, I have a wine which is now 1.5 years old, however due to poor misjudjement the alcohol content in it is quite low. The taste is good and there is no apparent spoilage. However, the lack of...
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Temperature of red wine
I have been drinking a 2006 Regent( a European hybrid developed for early ripening in cool climates ) red wine recently and have been amazed at the difference temperature mini vineyard is in...
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Arizona Wine Club Forming
Several of my fellow amateur Arizona wine makers and I are forming a club. Our first meeting is scheduled for February 13, 2010 in Tucson. Let me know if you're interested in participating. I may have...
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Sulfur in Tap Water
Hello, I'm about ready to start my first batch, but was concerned about the quality of my tap water. I will be using spring water in the wine itself, so that isn't the concern. I was wondering,...
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Finning and Filtering
I know that there are various schools of thought on the subject of finning and filtering of wine prior to bottling. I have always finned and filtered my whites but never my red for fear I mite strip...
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Vine replanting
I am just about to buy a parcel of land planted with a number of untrained table grape vines. I want to replant part of the land with wine grapes trained on trellises. I was made aware that if I...
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Gritty Flakes
I bought 20 gal of (Stewbin) ? on spelling)Grape Juice from a winery.I made it in 4 5gal batches.Here are my steps. Started on 10-16-09 in fermentation buckets .In each bucket Added 5 crushed campden...
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'Standard' Acidity (etc) For Elderberry Blackberry / Any Country Wines
I know that you can't ever definitively state the characteristics of wines as there are so many factors and subjective noses and palettes on the subject. Saying all this, does anyone know of a...
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Excess acid in fruit wine
I made plum wine for the first time this year from a plum tree in my yard it is extremely acidic and not pleasant to drink. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove some of the acid from this...
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Most basic of basics
To help a novice to begin brewing at the most basic level, we have a one litre carton of apple juice from the supermarket (it doesn't say it has any sulphite preservative in it) and an empty one litre...
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Making a Port
Hey I'll ask a question. If we can I'd like to avoid the "it ain't port unless it's from Portugal" arguement. So, I'm in the process of making a port wine and need to fortify it. Used everclear, and a...
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