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How is wine made?

If you ask a winemaker, the winemaking process is certainly a lot more complicated than what we have mentioned here; however, these are the basic steps necessary to make wine. Remember: the more you understand about the winemaking process, the more you understand wine itself. Enjoy! Making Red Wine The grapes are picked. (Usually, by … Continue reading »

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Wine 101: Yeast

Yeast is an unsung hero. It hangs around, invisible to the eye (40,000 of them can fit on the head of a pin!) and then after we crush grapes, it goes to work turning their sugars into alcohol. There would be no wine without yeasts. In fact, there would be no alcohol at all. Winemakers … Continue reading »

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