Winemaking Resources – Winemaker's Academy

Awesome Reusable Wine Labels

admin — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:24:33 +0000

While it is great fun to have your very own wine label on the bottles you made it can also be a hassle when you go to reuse the bottle. Most wine labels leave a sticky mess behind that require chemicals to remove. There is one company, however, that makes a reusable wine label that …

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A Free and Simple Wine Making Log

admin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:18:09 +0000

The best way to learn from past successes and failures is by taking detailed notes in a wine making log. Previously I shared how to create a log using a notebook here. Over time I found that I wanted a more structured document to keep track of all the important measurements. To that end I …

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How to Evaluate Your Wine

admin — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:30:12 +0000

Being able to evaluate your wine objectively is vitally important to successful winemakers. You should know how to discern whether your wine is of good quality or not. Whether you like your wine or not is much less important. It’s possible to make a high quality wine that you just don’t like personally. I for one am not a …

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Studying Wine to Become a Better Winemaker

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:06:50 +0000

Great winemakers have a tremendous depth of wine knowledge in addition to their understanding of the winemaking process. The more you know about finished wines the wines you make will be. Why? It’s nearly impossible for a winemaker to make a subtle and complex wine if he/she can’t describe or even pick out subtleties in what they drink. …

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