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A Look at the Steps of Making Wine

Wine Making FAQs

If you are a wine lover, the next step in appreciating a great bottle of wine may be to make your own wine at home. While the process may seem to be complicated, wine can be made easily at home. Before beginning the process of making your own wine at home it is important to understand the basic steps of wine making. The general process begins with taking the juice of a fruit (grapes or other fruits) and introducing yeast that multiply and turn the sugars found […]

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Guide to Oaking Your Wine

Wine Making FAQs

Certain wines can certainly benefit from the addition of oak chips. Just a few of these wines include Chardonays, Cabernets, Pinot Noir, Chianti, Merlots, Sauvignon Blanc, Burgundy, Pinot Blanc and Fume Blanc. Oaking provides a way to develop a wine that is quite complex. The depth of the complexity is greatly determined by the type of oak that is used as well as the wine itself. Oak can provide a wide variety of flavors to wine including coconut, vanilla and even spices such as cloves, nutmeg and […]

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The Different Types of Wine

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One of the most common questions you may have when you begin considering making homemade wine is what type of wine you should make. There are certainly plenty of different types of wines from which to choose. Understanding the different types of wines can help you to narrow down the choices and select the type that would be best for your first, or your next, batch of wine. First, it is important to understand that while wine is generally made from grapes, you can actually use practically […]

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