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Post-Harvest

Nov 19 2020

Top 4 Tips for Post-Harvest Success

penner ash wine barrels in cellar

After the crunch of harvest, the end of the calendar year can feel physically tiring and emotionally taxing, especially in 2020. While the season shifts to holiday wine sales, it’s important to remember that now is also a critical time in the cellar. It is vital to ensure that good production notes were taken through […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: FSMA, Harvest, Post-Harvest

Oct 08 2020

Grapes Have Disease? Try These Wine Processing Options

Most grape diseases have an influence in wine quality in a detrimental way. Winemakers, however, can make processing decisions to help minimize that negative influence from grape disease on wine quality. For a full list of production choices when dealing with diseased fruit, please visit the webinar and downloadable notes, “Creatively Perfecting Wines from Challenging […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Fermentation, Harvest, Post-Harvest

Mar 15 2019

Don’t Forget! “Creatively Perfecting Wines in Challenging Vintage Years” Webinar on March 26th

Early in March, I presented options for how to use wines produced from disease-heavy fruit at the annual Grape Expectations conference in New Jersey. However, given many winemakers could not attend this conference, I’m going to review some of these core concepts in the March Darn Good Winemakers session. If you need help getting something […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog, Darn Good Winemakers · Tagged: Darn Good Winemakers, Harvest, Post-Harvest, Sanitation, Wine Flaws, Wine Style

Mar 08 2019

Enhancing Quality of Subpar Wines

Did the 2018 vintage leave you with wines that are less than desirable? If so, you’re not alone. Winemakers in hot, consistently dry climates get adjusted to the routine of making wine. But if you’re a winemaker in a region that experiences vintage variation, routine winemaking practices can be your worst enemy. In years that […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog, Darn Good Winemakers · Tagged: Darn Good Winemakers, Harvest, Post-Harvest, Sanitation, Wine Flaws, Wine Style

Dec 28 2018

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 […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog, Cellar Tools · Tagged: FSMA, Harvest, Post-Harvest, Winery Compliance

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