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Straight answers from over 20 years in the business. Free, practical, and sometimes a bit too honest. Read these before you spend a dollar.
Guide
How to Buy Winery Equipment
"Buy right the first time. Buy once, cry once."
Sizing, budgeting, mobile bottling, sorting, basket vs. bladder presses, what "value" really means, and why you should check references.
How to Start a Winery
The five ways to get there, the business plan, and hints for profitability.
Cork 101
Why wine with a conscience is sealed with a cork, and the truth about TCA.
What's Wrong with My Wine?
Sulfur odors, VA, Brett, pyrazine, cork taint and oxidation: identify, prevent, fix.
Barrel Rack Density
Square feet per barrel, stack heights and floor plans for your barrel room.
How-tos and references
More to Read and Watch
The Crushpad Package
How a whole crush pad works together.
Waukesha O-Ring Replacement
Video, plus care and feeding of a Waukesha.
Grape Processing Videos
Carlsen equipment in action.
Corking Checklist
Storage, insertion, headspace and equipment care.
Tannins & Oak: Decision Tools
Dose tables and Amedee's free AMEDEE Lab tools.
The ENOTOOLS Blog
Over 15 years of posts, sorted by topic.