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By Dan Mouer

Comments? Questions? Write me at  dan.mouer@verizon.net

Notes from 2002:  2003:  2004: 2005:


 

April 2002:  When the Wine Wakes Up

May 2002:  To ML or Not to ML?? (Malolactic fermentation)

June 2002:  Varietals or Blends?

July 2002:   Special notes of interest

August 2002:  Country Wine

September 2002:  Winemaking for Homebrewers

November 2002  What should I call my wine?

December 2002  Wine Blending

Notes from 2003:

January 2003  Are Wine Kits Really Any Good?

February 2003  Do I have to follow the directions in my wine kit?

March 2003 Traditional Mead:  a K.I.S.S. Sweeter than Wine

April 2003  Making Wine for People who don’t like wine.

May 2003 Making Wine Sur Lie

June 2003  Wine Kit Review

July 2003  Here come da Grapes!

August 2003 What’s a vintage, anyway?

September 2003 - The 2003 Harvest is Here. NOW WHAT? Lots of pictures

October 2003  Red Wines from Kits

November 2003 It’s Competition Time!

December 2003 Carbonic Maceration

Notes from 2004

    January 2004 New Year’s Resolutions

    February 2004 Port-Style Wine and Pearson’s Square

    March 2004 How Much Wine Should I Make?

    April 2004  Preparing White Wines for Bottling

    May - June 2004 Making Merry-tage     See Dan's Article also in the Wine Maker Magazine

    July 2004 The Oak’s on you!

    August 2004   Grapes or Kit?

    September 2004 What About White

    October 2004 What about White, Part 2: Designing your wine’s style.

    November & December 2004

 

Notes from 2005:

January 2005 Bubbly wine on New Year’s Eve

February 2005 Getting the Bubbles into the Bubbly!

March 2005 Finishing your homemade “Champagne”

April 2005 Know your grapes!

May 2005 Wine Labels 101

June 2005 So you want to “step up” to REAL grapes?

July 2005 Wines for Summer

August 2005 Know your grapes: Chardonnay

September 2005 When are grapes ripe???

October / November / December 2005 2005 Virginia Vintage is Over…and it’s GOOD!!!