Home Winemaking – ‘Y’ for Yeast #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘Y’ for Yeast #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “Y“… we’re going to talk about Yeast! Yeast is the most critical ingredient in the wine making process. When you pick a wine…

Home Winemaking – ‘X’ for…. X Marks the Spot? #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘X’ for…. X Marks the Spot? #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “X“… man, I have searched high and low to find a winemaking term or something – anything – that starts with ‘X’,…

Home Winemaking – ‘W’ for Wine, Water, Wood and more! #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘W’ for Wine, Water, Wood and more! #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “W“, so let’s have fun! Can’t do “W” without Wine, right? Wine is, of course, a popular and important beverage that accompanies and enhances…

Home Winemaking – ‘U’ for Ullage #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘U’ for Ullage #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “U”, so we’ll talk about Ullage. Ullage is also known as headspace, the unfilled space in a wine bottle, barrel, or tank. Derived…

Home Winemaking – ‘S’ for Sweet and Sanitary #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘S’ for Sweet and Sanitary #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “S”, so we’ll talk about Sweet and Sanitary. Sweet: This is kind of self-explanatory. I happen to love a sweet wine – not sickly sweet,…

Home Winemaking – “P” for Palate and Press (not Paparazzi)! #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – “P” for Palate and Press (not Paparazzi)! #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “P”, so we’ll talk about Palate and Press! You know your taste in clothes, shoes, food and cars, but do you know your…

Home Winemaking – ‘O’ for Oak and Oxidation #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘O’ for Oak and Oxidation #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “O”, so we’ll talk about Oak and Oxidation – excitement abounds, I know! Oak – The most commonly used wood source for fermentation…