Over the past year, requests for local and regional grapes, as well as many native and hybrid varieties, have been frequent. Regional grape shortages appear to be on the rise in many states, especially as the number of wineries without estate vineyards continues to grow. Coupled with seasonal variability – late season frosts, humid or […]
Petraea: It’s About Oak
New Year = SOPs, Monitor Wines, Inventory, and Oak While the New Year JUST happened, it’s already time to start planning for your next vintage. Lessons learned from 2018 are now behind us. There may be a few wines in tank that we’re less than happy with… others we’re eager to get to bottle (in […]
“Stop the Pop!” A Webinar on Avoiding Fermentations Post-Bottling
Fermentations in bottled wines is one of the most common complaints I receive from wineries. “I can’t believe that bottle popped. Who knows how it’s being stored.” “I opened a case of wine last week, and I saw all 12 corks were being pushed.” “Is there a more efficient way of re-bottling wines that have […]
Are Your Cellar’s Inert Gasses Floating Away?
Have you ever heard someone say, “Best case scenario: fill your wine tank with wine and eliminate headspace” as an answer to a question about how to best blanket wine with gas? If so, you’re not alone. When it comes to wine storage, headspace woes and the effects of dissolved oxygen (commonly abbreviated as DO) […]
Jan. 14 – 18, 2019 “Oh, No! Wine Flaws” Online Course
Do you wish you were better at identifying when a flaw occurs during the winemaking process? Then don’t forget the “Oh, no! Wine Flaws” online course starts on January 14, 2019. It’s a short 5-day online course that will teach you how to make your own wine flaw sensory standards and review several technical wine […]
Maintaining Post-Harvest Momentum
Whether you had the harvest season you’ve always waited for, or you’re just now stabilizing those wines from an unideal vintage, maintaining post-harvest momentum is a challenging thing. The crunch time of harvest is draining: physically tiring and emotionally taxing. If you didn’t take good notes through the harvest season, it can be difficult to […]
