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Thoughts on sweetening wine

I am about to bottle my first wine. I would really appreciate some thoughts on what is a good method to sweeten wine th...
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posted by jeff_at_greenhills
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by jeff_at_greenhills

Spring Vio bottling

Finally got the '07 Viognier into the bottle ... 7 cases, and not a moment too soon - last years' Marsanne / Vio blend...
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posted by me
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Phenolics vs. Esters

I was asked to explain how to distinguish between a phenolic and an ester. I thought my answer was so weak that I would...
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posted by rdadams
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by rdadams

Advice on mead honey wine. Please help.

I started my first mead in March of last year. It has been priming since then. I transfered it three times to remove se...
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posted by jcmlm
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by jcmlm

Bentonite

Can you tell me how much Bentonite to make a 32 oz jar of slurry? I made one before where I only needed 3 oz of slurry t...
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posted by thil
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Wine Kit Recommendation

Hey! Just finished mixing up the last of this year's five Winexpert Limited Edition wine kits. Looking forward to doing...
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posted by jrbno
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by jrbno

Oak

For those who get Juice from CA, Italy and Chile. Do you have a preference of light or dark oak in the wine? When do you...
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posted by thil
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How much oak to add

I am going to be adding French oak chips to my primary fermentor can anyone tell me how much to add per 100 lbs. of grap...
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posted by jimrobertson
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by jimrobertson

Wine

Wine Bottles from Italian Wine Merchants IWM carries fine wines for the collector and enthusiast nationwide. Wines are...
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posted by shenlishu520
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Argentina Malbec

I picked up my Malbec grapes today from mdcrush in Mt. Airy Maryland - about 30 miles from where I live. They were in a...
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posted by someone
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WINE TASTING AT HOME

For all you interested in holding a live wine tasting event in the comfort of your own home, have a look at www.tastori...
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posted by mike
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Some Wine Making Links

http://www.vinmaison.com/
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Some wine making links

http://www.vinmaison.com/
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posted by webmaster
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Northern Cal spring frost

A few days ago, we had an unusually cold air mass move in. Vines all over Northern Cal were affected. Vineyards with fr...
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posted by me
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Pruned too late???

I live in Wisconsin, and the weather is just now warming up. So earlier this week, I pruned my concord grapevine (which...
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posted by FreakNasties
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by FreakNasties