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Malolactic Fermentation

Oct 12 2022

Red Wine Color and the Processes that Change It

A winemaker’s desire to produce a deeply colored, concentrated red wine can be a strong driving force behind winemaking operational decisions. Processes like cold soak, extended maceration, or even the use of saignée become the norm when winemakers hear other winemakers employ these techniques to enhance red wine color. But sometimes our use of a […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog, Cellar Tools · Tagged: Fermentation, Malolactic Fermentation, MLF, Red Wine

Sep 15 2022

Are you taking adequate fermentation records?

Having adequate detail in an easy-to-navigate record keeping format allows winemakers to: quickly see past decisions,  evaluate which treatments were effective for various wines, and  assess general inventory needs on a regular basis.  While the use of wine production software systems are often helpful, many winemakers strive to take good notes on the cellar floor. […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog, Cellar Tools · Tagged: Fermentation, Harvest, Malolactic Fermentation, Record Keeping, Sulfur Dioxide, Wine Education

Oct 22 2020

As MLF Bubbles Away…

Did you know? All of the resources listed in today’s post on malolactic fermentation (MLF) are now available to individuals that become a DGW Insider. DGW Insiders receive exclusive access to almost all of the content available on dgwinemaking.com: Articles, Cellar Tools, Webinars, and more! Click here to learn more about becoming a DGW Insider […]

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

May 04 2020

Free MLF Webinar Registration Open

DG Winemaking is co-hosting a free webinar on Thursday, May 14th at 11:00 AM – Noon titled, The MLF Tool Box and the Magic Number. This 30-minute webinar on malolactic fermentation (MLF) with Q&A at the end will be taught by two Chr. Hansen employees: David Spector (Technical Account Manager for Wine & Fermented Beverages […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Malolactic Fermentation, MLF

Feb 08 2019

Off to the Races! Monitoring Malolactic Fermentation

Malolactic fermentation (MLF) is a common deacidification technique used to biologically convert malic acid retained in grapes and wine to lactic acid and carbon dioxide (Krieger 2005). MLF is conducted through proliferation of native lactic acid bacteria (LAB) or by inoculation of commercial LAB strains. The three existing genera of LAB in wine are Lactobacillus, […]

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

Nov 02 2018

Keep an Eye on Malolactic Fermentation

Malolactic fermentation (commonly referred to as “MLF”) is the biological conversion of malic acid to lactic acid. This process is “biological” in that lactic acid bacteria (LAB) cause the change in malic to lactic acid present in the wine. While LAB are native to wine grapes, they can also be added through inoculation throughout several […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Malolactic Fermentation, MLF

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