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When it comes to crafting high-quality red wine, every detail matters – from selecting the right grape variety to the fermentation process. While many home winemakers use wine kits or fresh jui ...

Tannins can be scary. When overpowering, they can leave you feeling like Wiley Coyote after a dose of Acme alum. But when they are right, tannins can be intrinsic to red wine. They add a lot of flavo ...

Making wine at home has become increasingly popular and many have turned to wine kits to help in this endeavor; however, not all wine kits are created equal. Three years ago, Label Peelers became the ...

If you are making wine from fresh grapes or kits that come with skins, you might have the common concern that most winemakers have about too much exposure to the skins and seeds. You fear your w ...

As we prepare to gather around the grill and crack open celebratory brews this July 4th, let’s raise a glass to an often-overlooked facet of American history: Thomas Jefferson’s pioneerin ...

Have you ever wondered if you could tell the difference between a red and a white wine if they were served at the same temperature, and you were blindfolded? It's a question that has sparked many deb ...

In an earlier post, you got a brief history of how hops came to be an essential component in beer making. But it is known that beer making goes much farther back than 8th century Germany, so what was ...

Fruit purees are an increasingly popular ingredient for both beer and winemaking. By adding pureed fruit, you can make your batches stand out. In this article, we will explore how they are ...

A Practical Guide for Late Summer and Early Fall Harvests As the late-summer harvest arrives, many home winemakers look beyond grapes to apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, and berries. While th ...

Last year, The Guardian, New York Times, and New York Post were all yammering about a study that might finally explain why that bottle of red you love so much sometimes leaves you clutching your temp ...

If you make wine kits without skins, you already know why they are so popular. They are cheaper, cleaner, faster, and more predictable. But what is less obvious is that this simplicity shifts all of ...

So, you've got your fruit, your yeast, your carboy, and a recipe you found online that promises to deliver the perfect bottle of homemade vino. But before you start crushing those grapes (or apples, ...

You just bought your fresh Cabernet grapes home, took an OSG reading and your hydrometer is having palpitations. Your brix are 27! It’s going to be a “hot” red wine. That much alcohol will be unruly ...

As a home winemaker, so many of the processes you use have ancient origins, but there is one that is a very recent innovation. Though it lacks the historicity of processes like using sulfites, which ...

At a glance, the difference between a 12.5% wine and a 14% wine doesn’t look like much. Just 1.5%. Easy to assume they are more or less the same, with a slight difference in strength. Not so fa ...