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wine and health

Do wine kits impart the same health benefits as regular wine? Dave
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posted by dave
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Vintners Reserve Wine Kit, Riesling?

Wednesday night I am attending a wine making class at a local store. I see they have a Riesling kit which I may get for...
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posted by dave
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homemade yeast energizer?

Is there some way to grow yeast using a homemade alternative to the yeast energizer sold for wine making? I'd like to b...
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posted by homemadeenergizer
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by homemadeenergizer

Training Bilateral Cordons

Hi: The archives indicate there are two methods to train bilateral cordons. One is pinching the top of the main trunk c...
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posted by midnight
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Primary Fermentation Question

I had a glass of homemade wine at a friend's house and decided to jump into the hobby. So Saturday I went out and got a...
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posted by bob
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First Timer: Equipment and Kit Guidance?

Hello, everyone. I've been reading through this ng as well as other websites (links to many of which I got from here) a...
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posted by junk1208
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3 Gallon Glass Carboys

I have two 3 gallon galss carboys that I have used for the last several years. I am now abandoning winemaking for the f...
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posted by jjconners
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by jjconners

Micronized Sulfur ?

I have a Swiss-Mex backpack sprayer and need to spray some sulfur. Micronized is availble but can't seem to find 'wetta...
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posted by midnight
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Tart Muscadine

I've got a batch of muscadine that has a *really* tart taste. My notes show the initial acid level was 0.7%. It has occ...
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posted by bwesley8
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blending wines

I would like to enter in to the realm of blending wines. This is what I was thinking of doing. Pinot Noir and Shiraz bl...
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posted by benshomebrew
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by benshomebrew

Vinbrite Filter Question

I have a Vinbrite Filter and have been using a Crystal Brite pad with a Vinbrite paper filter underneath it, per their...
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posted by Private
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by Private

Blackberry port and how to extract juices

I am planning to make a blackberry port soon. I'm trying to keep the berry taste in the final result, which I think mea...
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posted by rockobonaparte
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Riddling Racks

Okay, I'm thinking of trying a Champagne... excuse me, sparkling wine. I have descriptions on the basic procedure, but...
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posted by MatthewGivens
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Chancellor Final Came Around

Anyone have much experience with Chancellor? I made one back in '98 that is finally drinkable. It was black with tannin...
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posted by joe_sallo
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New wine website

EncycloWine is the first wiki encyclopedia about all aspects of wine, for everyone from the curious beginner to the sea...
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posted by encyclowine
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by encyclowine