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Mar 11 2025

Avoid Filtration Frenzy

Have you previously experienced difficult-to-filter wines? Are you sure it was the wine that was difficult? Or, could your production practices lead you into a higher prevalence of filtration problems? Let’s find out together. Components in Wine Most of us are familiar with the possibility of microorganisms in the wine. Wine harbors various yeasts and […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Cellar Tools, Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Filtration, Wine Analysis, Wine Consulting, Wine Education, Wine Quality

Nov 14 2024

Wine is Made. Now What?

The post-harvest lull, for many, can feel like a short reprieve in the cellar. However, post-processing is when real winemaking operations begins! There are many requirements in the cellar that still demand the winemaker’s attention. Today, I’m going to review a few key operations that require focus between November and December. 1. Ensure MLF is […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Cellar Tools, Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Malolactic Fermentation, MLF

Feb 15 2024

Are You Stabilizing and Preparing Wines for Bottle Properly?

While many winemakers tend to focus heavily on operations and timeliness during harvest, the reality is that post-fermentation processes tend to require a better understanding by many winemakers.  Failing to recognize when an operational step is required can be heavily detrimental to wine quality and extend resources of winery employees that are unnecessary. For example, […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Cellar Tools, Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Cold Stability, Filtration, Protein Stability, Wine Analysis, Wine Consulting

Jun 14 2023

Harvest Is Coming

Guess what?  Harvest is starting to sneak up on us. Although there is probably TONS of work to be done in the vineyard, it’s also time to start preparing the winery for harvest. Do not let harvest preparation get away from you. Any good winemaking team will tell you that one of the key methods […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Harvest, Wine Style

Mar 16 2023

Fining Agent Refinement

In the world of winemaking, fining agents are what are known as “processing aids.” Unlike ingredients or additives, which stay in the wine after their addition, processing aids do not remain in the wine. Or, if they do, it is at such negligible concentrations that they may be unmeasurable.  Nonetheless, the use of certain fining […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Fining

Feb 09 2023

Does it take 12 weeks to bottle a wine?

If you ordered “Everything You Wanted to Know about Wine Bottling,” a 3-part webinar series presented by winemaking and wine QA/QC expert, Zoran Ljepović, you may have noted that he indicates it takes at least 8 to 12 weeks to bottle a wine. How can that be?! What is “Pre-Bottling?” Pre-bottling, the set of operations […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Cellar Tools, Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Filtration, Record Keeping, Wine Education, Wine Style

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