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Vineyard Setup & Grape Growing
Vineyard Site Selection & Design (UC ANR) →
Pruning & Training Principles (UC ANR) →
Year-Round Integrated Pest Management (UC IPM) →
Vineyard Frost Protection (UC Cooperative Extension) →
Grape Sampling and Maturity Evaluation for Growers (VA Tech)→
Weed & Vegetation Management (Pacific North West)
Integrated Pest Management (UC IPM)
Double Pruning to delay budbreak and Reduce Frost Risk (WA State ).
The Unexpected Vitality of Winter in the Vineyard (Wine Enthusiast)
Grapevine Disease Management (Texas A&M) →
Eutypa Dieback: Symptoms & Signs (UC IPM) →
Home Vineyard Checklist (UC Master Gardeners) →
Irrigation Management of Grapevines (UC Davis) →
Protecting the Crop: Bird Exclusion Strategies (University of Oregon)
Guidelines for Integrated Pest Management Program (UC ANR)
Canopy Management for Fruitfulness (UC Davis)
Double Pruning of Grapevines: A Cultural Practice to Reduce Infections (AJEV)
Guide to Vineyard Trunk Diseases in California >
Winemaking Refernces
UC Davis – Making Table Wine at Home →
Foundational guide to red & white winemaking
Sulfur Dioxide & Wine Additives →
Practical SO₂ use and dosage guidance
Sanitation in Winemaking (Penn State) →
Cleaning, sanitizers, and winery hygiene
Malolactic Fermentation (Lallemand) →
Process, inoculation, and troubleshooting
Inert Gas Use in Winemaking (Iowa State) →
Oxygen control using nitrogen, CO₂, and argon
Oak & Barrels (Texas A&M) →
Barrel use, extraction, and aging fundamentals
How to Taste Wome (Wine enthusiast) →
How to taste and evaluate a glass of wine
Wine Stabilization & Temperature Control Guide(FGGA) →
How to taste and evaluate a glass of wine
Fermentation Management During Harvest (UC Davis)
Wine Analytical Labs: How Your Winery Can Use Them (Penn State)
Spring Wake-Up Call: Protecting Wine Stability as the Cellar Warms. (Iowa State University)
Malolactic Fermentation (Lallemand)
Cleaning and Sanitizing Winery Equipment: A Review (Penn State) >
Explore WineBusiness Calculators >
WineBusiness has assembled a comprehensive collection of practical winemaking calculators and reference tools designed to help winemakers access essential production information and make informed cellar decisions.
Resources include:
- Unit and measurement conversions
- SO₂ addition calculators
- Fermentation calculators
- Chaptalization and water dilution calculations
- Acid adjustment tools
- Oak addition and fining references
- Fortification calculators
- Wine blending and cost analysis tools
MoreWine has assembled a featured series of articles on winemaking.
- Step-by-step manuals used by winemakers at every level.
- Red Winemaking,
- White winemaking,
- SO2 & sanitation
- Oxygen and inert gas
Yeast and Grape Pairing Guide (MoreWines)
Guide to Macro Oxygenation and Fermentation (MorWines)
Guide to SO2 management (MoreWines)
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