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Performing a Bench Trial
By Tristan Johnson What, Why & WhenA bench trial is a small-scale trial meant to simulate the addition of an additive or fining agent to...
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Guide to Macro Oxygenation and Fermentation
By Shea Comfort An Introduction to Understanding Oxygen & Fermentation This MoreManual!™ has been written to help explain how oxygen can be used as a tool...
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Oak Barrel Care Guide
By Tristan Johnson Congratulations on your new winery purchase and welcome to the world of oak barrel ageing! Your home winery is now part of an...
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Choosing a Wine Cork
By Tristan Johnson 05/09/2012 When browsing MoreWine!'s selection of wine corks, it may be difficult to know which one is best for your particular wine. Choosing the...
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Preparing White Juice for Fermentation
05/09/2012 by Shea Comfort White wines are made using only the juice from the fruit, the solids are not included. In order to...
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Preemptive Fining of White Wine
By Shea Comfort Fining: not just post-fermentation! Remember from chapter one that fining is the process of improving the wine by adding a specific product that will...
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White Winemaking Additives
By Shea Comfort Once the pH, TA and sugars have been taken care of, you may want to consider incorporating some of the beneficial specialty...
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When is Fermentation finished?
By Shea Comfort In about two weeks most of the sugar will have been consumed by the yeast and fermentation will slow, making it easier...
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White Wines and Malo/Lees
By Shea Comfort Once the primary, alcoholic fermentation has finished it is time to decide if you want to do a malolactic fermentation ("MLF"). Unlike...
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Sur-Lie ageing
By Shea Comfort At the end of the fermentation(s) there is a large population of yeast (and possibly ML bacteria) in the wine. Once they...
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First Transfer of White Wine (Lees Management)
By Shea Comfort Once the correct TA/pH and SO2 levels have been adjusted, the lees will have been stirred-up during the addition and the wine...
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Tasting and Adjusting Whites During Ageing
By Shea Comfort Throughout the entire maturation period we need to occasionally check in on the wine’s progress by testing and tasting it. We like...
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White Pre-Bottling Checklist
By Shea Comfort At some point in the next 6-12 months, depending on the type of wine you are making, the wine will have come...
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Fining Finished White Wine
By Shea Comfort A white wine is usually fined in order to soften a harsh or astringent character, to improve clarity, and/or to create heat...
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Cold Stabilization of White Wine
By Shea Comfort If an unstabilized bottle of wine becomes cold (i.e.: chilled in a fridge before being served) it can trigger a crystallization reaction...
