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Winemaking Articles & Winery Tours

This is a list of winemaking articles that we have on our website or on other sites, also all the wineries we have visited in the past.

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Winery Tours

Our visit to to Swedish Hill Vineyards in Romulus, NY - July, 2004
Our visit to Hunt Country Vineyards in Branchport, NY - July 2004

Our visit to Bully Hill Winery in Hammonsport, NY - August 2003

Our visit to ST. Julian Winery in Paw Paw, Michigan - July 2002
Our visit to Blumenhof Vineyards in Dutzow, Missouri - July 2002
Our visit to Augusta Winery in Augusta, Missouri - July 2002
Our visit to Mt. Pleasant Winery in Augusta, Missouri - July 2002
Our visit to Warner Winery in Paw Paw, Michigan- July 2002

Our visit to Terre Vin Winery - Rockville, Indiana - July 2001

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Winemaking Articles

Winemaking at Honeyflow Farm - A pictorial story of making Foch-Baco Wine

Winemaking articles from Michigan State Universtiy Enology & Vitculture School.   

How to tell the ripe from the not ripe.   Written by contributing writer, Jim Lemire - How do you know that the fruit you are picking is ripe enough?

Will my wine be sweet or dry?    Bill Schnute - Honeyflow Farm - Many people ask me which grapes to use for a sweet or dry wine. I tell them it really depends upon how you make the wine.

How Sweet It Is: Chaptalization - Winemaker Magazine by Jeff Chorniak - Is your wine missing something in the mouth? Does it nedd more body? If so, it may be that your wine's alcohol level is too low -- and one way to correct that problem is to add some sugar to your must or juice before fermentation. The practice is called chaptalization, and from France to the United States and beyond, it's more common than you might think!

Measuring Residual Sugar: Techniques - Winemaker Magazine - April, 2002- by Daniel Pambianchi - How to measure the residual sugar content of your wine.

Malo-lactic fermentation and its impact on acidity for red wines? - Winemaker Magazine

Nuveau Wine!!   Written by contributing writer, Jim Lemire - Once upon a time the French had a little secret, but now the secret is out and ready for you to enjoy.

Honey in a Glass - Brew Your Won Magazine - March, 2002 - by Joe O'Neal - How to make a batch of mead, a classic fermented beverage that's been around - and been enjoyed - for at least six thousand years. With simple recipes, step-by-step instructions and a guide to different kinds of honey, from clover to orange blossom and tupelo.

Sulfite Calculator - Winemaker Magazine

Wine Makers Log Chart - Download this usefull chart from Winemaker Magazine to record winemaking information.

Aging Gracefully     Winter 2001 - Winemaker Magazine
Some remarkable changes can occur when a wine is allowed to age - yet not all wines improve with time. A guide to understanding and managing the aging process, from selecting time-worthy wine to storing it properly.

Who Wants to be a Winemaker?     Fall 2001 - Winemaker Magazine
How do you rate your winemaking knowledge? Test yourself with this fun and challenging quiz. No cheating!

Solving the Sulfite Puzzle    Winter 2000 - Winemaker Magazine
A guide to understanding, measuring and controlling the level of sulfite in your wine.

Put a Cork in It!    Winter 2000 by Jim Drevescraft - Winemaker Magazine
Everything you'll ever need to know (we think!) about sealing your bottles of homemade wine.

The Strain Game     Fall 2000 - Winemaker Magazine
Montrachet or Prise de Mousse? No matter what style of wine you're making, you have to pick the right yeast for the job. Plus: a guide to leading home-winemaking strains.

Wooden it be Lovely?     Fall 2000 - Winemaker Magazine
Glass carboys do the job, but barrel aging can make your wine reach well beyond the ordinary. The why and how of aging your batch in a barrel.

From Grape to Glass      Fall 2000 - Winemaker Magazine
A guide to making your first batch of wine from grapes, with recipes for a dry red and a dry white.

From Grape to Glass    Fall 2000 by Alison Crowe - Winemaker Magazine - A guide to making your first batch of wine from grapes, with recipes for a dry red and a dry white.

Making Flavorful Vinegar     Winter     1999 by Lawrence Diggs - Winemaker Magazine
As a home winemaker you are in a great position to make vinegar with deep, rich flavors that far surpass most of what's available on the mass market.

Blending to Improve Wines     Winter 1999 - Winemaker Magazine
Blending is more than simply stirring together two wines. Learn the concepts behind this creative art, including tips to help you make the perfect blend every time.

Easy Cleaning and Sanitizing     Winter 1999 - Winemaker Magazine
Tips and techniques to demystify a crucial part of the winemaking process.

Mead: Nectar of the Gods     Fall 1999 - Winemaker Magazine
Mead, with its colorful past and mystic image, is often the first wine homebrewers try to make and the first brew that home winemakers attempt. Here are how-to hints and five recipes to get you experimenting with honey.

Troubleshoot a Stuck Fermentation     Fall 1999 - Winemaker Magazine
Sometimes yeast just won't do its thing. You can take steps to prevent stuck fermentation, use techniques to jump-start it, or change your style and make the most of it.

The Home Winemakers Manual by Lum Eisenman
A manual for amateur winemakers.

Book Review - Northern Wineworks - Growing Grapes and Making Wine in Cold Climates
by Tom Plocher and Bob Parke
I recently received a copy Northern Wineworks and I highly recomend it for anyone interested in growing grapes and making wine in cool climates. It is geared towards small vineyards and homewinemakers with a lot of detail on the varieties to choose, cool climate areas, wine making, wine blending and wine tasting. Information on Foch, Frontenac, Seyal & St. Peppin

Dealing with Winter Cold Injury to Grapevine Canes and Trunks - Cornell University

Goodsmall oak article about Evaluating maturity via grape tasting

Red Wine headaches - Harvard Medical School

Geneticaly modified wine with a hangover cure!!

A teetotalers' guide to social drinking (funny)

Recent Research on Barrels and Alternatives

Can you easily remove sulfur dioxide from your wine? Tips on adding oak chips to your carboy of wine. Good article from Winemaker Magazine.

All Those Empty Barrels - A good article on barrels from Small Oak Website.

Understanding Grape Berry Development - An excellent article from  Practical Winery & Vineyard Magazine

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"The Americans" - A patriotic article by our Canadian friends up North.

SPIRIT OF THE UNBORN CHILD - by Dale Ogle - Oxford, Michigan

 

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