In case you missed my last set of presentations on base sparkling wine production, hard cider production, and practical solutions for winery sanitation at the 2018 VinCO Conference, don’t fret! Stay tuned here at DG Winemaking as I will soon review key points from these presentations in up-coming blog posts, fact sheets, and social media […]
Wine & Weddings: Choosing Reception Wines
In two previous blog posts, I discussed ways to integrate wine into wedding ceremonies and as personalized wine favors, in addition to adding wine as part of your wedding décor or as a guest book. This third post will discuss the wines I chose for our own wedding, how wines were received, and some general […]
Wine & Weddings: Décor & Guest Books
In a previous blog post, I discussed ways to integrate wine into wedding ceremonies and as personalized wine favors. This second post will discuss how to use wine in a non-consumption way: as part of your décor and as a guest book. Using Wines (or Bottles) as Decor While the use of old barrels and […]
DGW Traveling to 2018 VinCO: Sparkling Wine, Sanitation, and Hard Cider
In mid-January, I’ll be making my first trip to the Colorado Association of Viticulture and Enology, CAVE, association’s annual VinCO conference held in Grand Junction, Colorado. With a focus on enology and viticulture education, VinCO is one of two large events hosted by CAVE. There is a great line up of topics covered at the […]
Wine & Weddings: Ceremonies & Favors
In the last few years, it’s fair to say that I have been an honored guest at a number of weddings. Some have been large gatherings, some small intimate affairs. Some have been traditional and others quite modern. No matter what the theme of the wedding, the time of year it took place, and the […]
Tasting Evaluation Dates Set for 2018
Some Background about My Wine Sensory Experience I started tasting wines and evaluating my taste perceptions as a graduate student in Dr. Bruce Zoecklein’s lab at Virginia Tech University, in which he routinely evaluated wines by sensory analysis to provide production technique suggestions to winemakers. These early sensory experiences outlined my thought process in how […]
