Denise Gardner Winemaking

Wine Consulting

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, […]

For Just 8₵ Per Bottle, You Could Change Your Wine’s Quality… Forever

For a 5,000 case winery (producing about 60,000 bottles per year or about 12,000 gallons per year), hiring a wine consultant to make the wines you want could cost you as little as 8₵ per bottle.* Getting professional assistance doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. With a small annual investment, you […]

3 Ways Any Winemaker Can Improve Their Skillset Today

In my previous job as an Extension Enologist for Penn State University and now, as a Winemaking Consultant, I regularly find that so many winery operations (and their employees) are hesitant to invest in technical guidance or assistance.  As someone who has regularly found that winemaking knowledge is power in the cellar, it is quite […]

Is Wine Analysis Important in Winemaking?

Maintaining good winemaking records is key to monitoring the quality of the wine. Many winemakers take good notes, recording processing steps as well as all ingredient and processing aid additions that go into the wine. However, maintaining adequate analytical records of wine is also important. As a consultant, I meet winemakers with a variety of […]

Create the Wine You Want

While each vintage is sure to deliver unexpected challenges, there are tried and true processes that can help winemakers craft the wine styles they desire with more success. What is wine style? The style of wine defines the overall body/mouthfeel and aroma of the wine produced. While several wine experts have a few different wine […]