New dgwinemaking.com Services Over the last few months, Denise Gardner Winemaking has been making some behind the scenes changes to accommodate more winemakers – and wine consumers – in ways that best serve them. One of these changes has been leaving the “Darn Good Winemakers” program behind and now offering two virtual membership options: DGW […]
Wine Consulting
Two Virtual Wine Making Consulting Services that can Benefit You Now!
Denise Gardner Winemaking is designed in part to provide virtual wine making consulting options for wineries of all sizes. Part of DG Winemaking’s mission is to move wineries into a realm of wine quality improvements when “good enough wine is no longer good enough.” I work with clients that want to address their quality shortcomings […]
Free and Discounted Services during the Pandemic
From the withered tree a flower blooms.” A Proverb During these uncertain times, I wish you all healthy, safe days ahead. My heart goes out to all of you during such challenging times. From DG Winemaking, you can expect regular open content that I hope will provide assistance to your operation during this time. This […]
Current Freebies & Paid Content on the DGW Website
One of the most common concerns I hear about hiring a wine consultant is concerns about retainer payments. Luckily, I’ve designed DGWinemaking (DGW) without retainers, but with a focus on solving problems for winemakers, the cellar crew, and tasting room staff. There are several tiers of involvement one can participate in depending on the needs […]
Denise’s 2018 Wine Conference Finds
In January through March, I traveled to a number of states and conferences throughout the country including VinCo, Wine and Bev X, EWE, Grape Expectations, and the Mid-America Beverage Expo. If you found me at EWE, I hope you had the opportunity to check out the various items within the ASEV-ES Silent Auction. I’m proud […]
Achieving Wine Excellence with DGW Wine Consulting
At the 2018 Bev X Conference, Master of Wine, Nova Cadamatre emphasized the importance of the continued search for viticulture and winemaking improvement to achieve wine excellence. As a winemaker, she is often reminded of the late Robert Mondavi asking his employees “What’s next?” even after a wine was well crafted. This often reminded her […]