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France wine producers guilty of US scandal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8520980.stm A dozen French winemakers and traders have been found guilty of a...
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posted by vicko_zoomba
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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...
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posted by drobneck
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by drobneck

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 w...
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posted by shane
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by shane

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 quit...
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posted by fishziblu
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by fishziblu

Temperature of red wine

I have been drinking a 2006 Regent( a European hybrid developed for early ripening in cool climates ) red wine recently...
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posted by michael.ibbotson
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by michael.ibbotson

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...
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posted by greg
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by greg

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 sp...
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posted by ryangrayson
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by ryangrayson

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 h...
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posted by jimrobertson
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by jimrobertson

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...
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posted by fishziblu
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by fishziblu

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. Sta...
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posted by vbirds1
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by vbirds1

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 dr...
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posted by jimrobertson
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by jimrobertson

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 supermark...
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posted by bluestarx
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by bluestarx

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 i...
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posted by midnight
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by midnight