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Wine Education

Apr 17 2025

5 Things To Learn About Oak Barrels

Can we talk about oak for a minute? And by talk, I mean literally. If you haven’t been listening to our “Voices of the Vine” podcast, Virginia and I just took several episodes to cover all-things-oak. From oak history to how oak is manufactured for wine barrels, we looked at it ALL.  Here are some […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Cellar Tools, Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Wine Education, Wine Style

Mar 11 2025

Avoid Filtration Frenzy

Have you previously experienced difficult-to-filter wines? Are you sure it was the wine that was difficult? Or, could your production practices lead you into a higher prevalence of filtration problems? Let’s find out together. Components in Wine Most of us are familiar with the possibility of microorganisms in the wine. Wine harbors various yeasts and […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Cellar Tools, Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Bottling, Filtration, Wine Analysis, Wine Consulting, Wine Education, Wine Quality

Feb 13 2025

Cold Stability Explained

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t think there is any way to “sell” wine diamonds to the average wine consumer. I’ve heard so many explanations for why they exist in a wine bottle: At the end of all the explanations, and sometimes we need those excuses because physical chemistry is hard, the […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Cellar Tools, Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Cold Stability, Protein Stability, Wine Consulting, Wine Education, Wine Style

Jan 20 2025

Introducing “Voices of the Vine,” DGW’s Podcast About Wine

In 2019, I had determined that the podcast world lacked an exploratory, fresh voice on wine. Honestly, I was completely bored with wine conversation in every direction. The traditional, “here’s a region and here’s what the wines taste like,” feels overdone. The influencer approach with highlight reels of world travel, living in high end resorts […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Wine Education, Wine Podcast, Wine Style

Dec 12 2024

2 Tools to Elevate Wine Quality in 2025 

It’s EASY to get into the routine and complacency of making the same wine year in and year out. What if I told you there’s also an easy way to take your winemaking prowess to the next level that won’t cost you a thing, other than a bit of time? Well… it’s here. It’s time. […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Cellar Tools, Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Wine Consultant, Wine Consulting, Wine Education

Oct 10 2024

5 Tips for MLF Success

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Malolactic fermentation (MLF) is tricky! The biological conversion of malic acid (naturally found in grapes) to lactic acid by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is a finicky process that can resort in off-flavors, a sluggish process, or even spoilage. It’s up to the winemaker to really pay attention to several parameters to ensure that MLF completes […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Winemakers' Blog · Tagged: Harvest, MLF, Wine Education

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