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As we enter the 2020 wine harvest, it is worth thinking about how you might make that perfect red wine at home. As a home winemaker, you have a huge amount of control over the end product. In this video, I will walk through some techniques to improve your red wine, so that you can make world class red wine at home. Some key techniques include a cold soak, punch downs, selecting the right grapes, utilizing the right oak, making adjustments to the wine, blending, and properly dealing with malolactic fermentation.