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• 2012 Story Index

  • A complete list of all the stories that ran in WineMaker in 2012.

• Winemaking From Frozen Must

  • Make wine anytime from grapes with must that has been frozen immediately after crushing.

• Late Malolactic, Color Question: Wine Wizard

  • The Wiz responds immediately to a question regarding a delayed malolactic fermentation. Plus, the origins of an orange color in a strawberry wine.

• Pinot Noir: Varietal Focus

  • Now grown almost everywhere where the cool climate permits, Pinot Noir was originally the Pride of Burgundy.

• Canadian Clubs: Dry Finish

  • If your’re a winemaker in Ontario, AWO has a Canadian club for you.

• 2012 Holiday Gift Guide

  • This Holiday Season give the gift of wine! Check out all the great wine making gear in the following section for some great gift ideas for friends & family or make your own holiday wishlist...

• 2012 Label Contest Winners

  •  See the winners of this year’s Label Contest, including our online-only Editor's Choice winners.

• Blending

  • Turn two good wines into one great one with blending. Charts to guide you to classic blends.

• How Wine Kits Are Made

  • From vineyards around the world to the box at your local home winemaking shop, how wine kits are made.

• Top 100 Wine Kits

  • The best of the best from the wine kits entered in our 2012 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition.

• Going Pro Roundtable

  • Four pros discuss how they broke into professional winemaking (and advice for how you can also).

• Mead Mentors: Tips from the Pros

  • Two meadmakers share advice for making homemade honey wine.

• Young Wine Kits Part II: Wine Kits

  • How to choose and make kit wines that are meant to be drunk young.

• Natural Wines - Part III: Techniques

  • Red winemaking techniques to reduce the levels of sulfite in your “natural” wine.

• 2012 Questions and Answers: Backyard Vines

  • Questions about growing grapes in backyard vineyards. From too vigorous Norwegian Merlot to raisining California Zin, we have the answers.