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- 21. Sulphur Dioxide in WineMaking
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... is complete, particularly with white wines.” Such a winemaker knows the complete history of her grapes—exactly where they came from and how they were handled. She undoubtedly also has elaborate handling ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 22. Wine Glossary
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- WINE GLOSSARY El Dorado Home Wine Making Shingle Springs California B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P QR S T UV W X Y Z ACETIC All wines contain ...
- Created on 29 January 2015
- 23. Port Wine Instructions
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- PORT WINE INSTRUCTIONS Here are some suggestions and instructions for making Port wine. This is also applicable for late harvest fortified wines. The grapes used for Port wine traditionally come from ...
- Created on 29 January 2015
- 24. Obtaining More Alcohol
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- OBTAINING MORE ALCOHOL While dinner wines should range between 10 and 12% alcohol, some winemakers would like a higher alcohol content wine such as sherry. This can be accomplished by a slow "feeding ...
- Created on 16 September 2014
- 25. Fining Agents
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- Fining Agents Fining Agent Rate of Use Best Used For Preparation When Sparkolloid 5 - 7 grams/ 5 gallons All wines Heat slurry of 1-2 cups water with ...
- Created on 13 September 2014
- 26. Apple Wine
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- ... TO USE AND PLANT: In apple wine or apple cider the more flavorful and acid varieties such as Winesap, McIntosh and Jonathans are the best. Delicious apples because of their low acidity should be combined ...
- Created on 13 September 2014
- 27. FAQ Tech Tips
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- ... red wines, over 90% of the time you will probably go for egg whites. Free range organic is best. Rates are generally anything from 0.5-5 whites per barrique (225L), or 0.1 g/L frozen egg white = 1 egg/ ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 28. Acidity in Wine
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... in wine (such as alcohol, sugars, trace minerals, etc.), the wine is said to be "in balance", which is the desired end result of all winemakers. Now that you know how acids impact a wine's taste, which ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 29. Acid/pH Adjustments
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... This acid prevents tartrate precipitation for up to a year. Metatartaric acid is temperature sensitive, and wines should be held below 20 °C in order to retain the activity of the acid. According to ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 30. Acid Control in Winemaking
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- ... beaker is okay. An erlenmeyer flask is even better since it is built for swirling. Testing White musts or wines Accurately measure a 15.0 millilitre or "mL" sample into the container and add 4 or 5 ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 31. Growing Grapes in El Dorado County #2
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- ... Only Pinot noir seems to do well in Region II. For white wines, excellent White Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Chardon-nay are produced in Regions II and III, and excellent Sauvignon blanc is grown in many ...
- Created on 24 June 2014
- 32. Growing Grapes in El Dorado County
- (Award Winning Grapes)
- ... is such a special place for growing grapes and producing fine wines. The growing importance of terroir can be seen in the widespread use of geographic designations, or Appellations, that denote ...
- Created on 24 June 2014
- 33. Home Page
- (Award Winning Grapes)
- Making excellent wines at home. What equipment do you need to make wine at home? Both the choice of equipment and the vocabulary of wine making may seem confusing to the beginner. You have come to the ...
- Created on 01 August 2013