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Bottling

May 13 2021

Getting Stabilization and Bottling to Work for You!

Another quarterly update here! This past quarter, the biggest struggle I have seen among wineries is getting wine stabilization order or winemaking techniques correct, as well as general bottling order. Winemakers that wear multiple hats at a winery (think: needing to prune vines while also stabilizing those past vintage wines left in the cellar) often […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Cold Stability, Protein Stability

Apr 15 2021

The Free SO2 Bottling Dilemma

As bottling season is in full swing, I can see that many winemakers continue to struggle with free sulfur dioxide concentrations in their wines. That’s why, for the month of April, I’ve released a new Production Guide on handling free sulfur dioxide adjustments prior to bottling. This document supplements the Pre-Bottling Prep Checklists (Red, White, […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Packaging, Sulfur Dioxide, Wine Faults, Wine Flaws

Feb 25 2021

3 Hot Winemaking Topics! An Update

Hello everyone! This month I’m checking in via an alternative media: a video! Some of you may recall I tried to do this in 2020, but obvious circumstances quickly changed my direction for the remainder of the year. So now I’m back! With a short new video talking about some changes coming for 2021, new […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Cans, Packaging, Protein Stability, Wine Consulting, Wine Faults, Wine Flaws, Wine in Cans

Feb 11 2021

Wine Stabilization and Pre-Bottling Secrets for Success

I have come to find that most winemakers struggle with operations that occur before bottling or packaging. This includes operations after malolactic fermentation is complete, while the wine is in storage, blending, stabilization, filtration, and bottling itself. Many may wonder what the “best” order is to complete various operations, or even find themselves asking how […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Cold Stability, Protein Stability, Wine Consulting

Jan 21 2021

Packaging Wine in Cans

In July 2020, Wine Spectator (referenced, below) released that the wine-in-can market was worth $183.6 million. It’s an actively growing sector of the wine industry, and a market that wineries of all sizes are exploring. From a production perspective, can packages offer some challenges to the winemaker. Cans are an alternative form of packaging, a […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Cans, Packaging, Wine in Cans

Jun 12 2020

COVID-19 Mitigation: Bottling Operations

Wine bottling, canning, or packaging can be one operational space that can be difficult for employees to maintain a 6-foot distance from one another. This is due to the assembly line format that is often set up during packaging operations. Below, we’ll explore some options available to wineries to better adapt bottling and packaging operations […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Bottling, COVID-19, Winery Sanitation

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