World Wine Regions – North America – Canada
Canada features two distinctive wine producing regions several thousand miles apart, in southern British Columbia and southern Ontario. The Niagara
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World Wine Regions – North America – The United States
Prohibition of alcoholic beverages was repealed in the United States in 1933, but the effects are still felt—in federal wine
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Wine and Health
Moderate consumption of wine is widely thought to be “good for you,” decreasing the risk of heart problems, strokes, diabetes,
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Wine Chemistry
Oxidation Oxidation occurs when a chemical compound loses electrons. Oxidation is considered beneficial in some winemaking circumstances, but excessive exposure
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Wine Making: Rose, Sparkling and Fortified Wines
Wine is not all one thing. Winemaking processes different from grape to grape, from region to region, from high-end to
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Wine is not all one thing. Winemaking processes different from grape to grape, from region to region, from high-end to
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Wine-making: White Wine
White Wine Making The term “white” loosely describes wines that range from nearly without color to ranges of straw, yellow,
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Viticulture: The Science of Wine
The term “viticulture” refers to the art and science of growing grapes. Viticulture is a branch of horticulture. We use
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Vine Diseases and Pests
We have already covered phylloxera. Phylloxera might be the worst scourge ever to hit wine grapes, but it is by
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Wine Environments: Where Wine Producing Grapes Grow
Grapevines Need Temperate Climates Vines need long, warm periods during crucial flowering, fruit set and ripening periods After harvest, vines
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