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Enter the 9th Annual Home Wine Label Contest!
Send us your best home wine labels and you could win some great winemaking prizes from WineMaker advertisers. Plus winners will see their artwork featured in the December-January issue. Deadline to enter this free contest is September 5, 2008.
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Over 4,300 entries! The 2008 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition Results
The competition has grown again this year to over 4,300 entries making this not only the largest amateur competition in the world, but also now the largest wine competition - whether it be commercial or amateur - in North America. Check out the results!
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10 Winemaking Techniques You Should Know
by Daniel Pambianchi
The difference between an average wine and an awesome wine might be applying the right technique.
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10 Tips for Better Wine
by Anne Louise Bannon
Professional winemakers weigh in on the top keys to maximizing your wine’s potential.
 
10 Tips for Country Winemaking
by Jack Keller
Know your fruit, and how to work with it, and you can make your non-grape wines shine.
 
How to Make 10 Classic Wines
by Tim Patterson
Go beyond generic red and white winemaking with specific advice for making these popular varietals.
 
10 Great Gadgets
by Jeff Chorniak
Cool stuff to put on your winemaking wish list.
 
 
 
  
Chitosan, dry climate grapes: Wine Wizard
Is there something fishy about using chitosan? What grapes would grow well in a dry climate?
Cellar Dwellers
The New Mexico Vine and Wine Society, a bottle sanitizer that’s a blast to build (and use) and the Green Shutter Winery. Plus: A beginner’s guide to yeast nutrients.
The First Ten Years: Tips from the Pros
Joanne Dunham (Dunham Cellars), Bob Shore (Arroyo Robles) and Joey Tensley (Tensley Wines) talk about the past ten years.
Edelweiss: Varietal Focus
Like its namesake flower, Edelweiss is both delicate and hardy. This cold-tolerant hybrid can produce a Riesling-like wine — which you may need to get that song out of your head.
Ten Tips for Kit Winemaking
Kits are designed to be almost foolproof, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to influence your results. Learn the top ten ways to improve your kitmaking experience. (We like number two.)
Ten Signs of a Healthy Vineyard: Backyard Vines
So you’ve planted your backyard vineyard. But are you on the path to great grapes? Learn the ten indicators that your vineyard management is on the right track.
Zinfandel to Zinfromhell: Dry Finish
A homebrewer makes the transition to a home winemaker, and his first Zinfandel becomes the Zinfromhell.

 

 

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Sulfite Calculator
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Your First Wine?
Here are step-by-step instructions to walk you through your first batch of homemade wine.
Making wine from a kit
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WineMaker's Blending Spreadsheet
Find out how different wines will blend with this handy WineMaker spreadsheet that calculates blending statistics.
WineMakerCasts
Listen in as WineMaker editors and writers talk about winemaking and wine!
We Want You in WineMaker
In every issue of WineMaker, we publish a lot of material that comes straight from home winemakers like you. Let us know your tips, story ideas, projects, events and more!
WineMaker Label Gallery
Past winners of our annual contest featuring the best homemade labels for homemade wine.
The WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition
See the winners of past WineMaker International Wine Competitions, the largest event of its kind in the world.
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