Imagine that first set of grape lugs that hit the crush pad floor. Employees stack them up, one lug at a time, bursting with the most pristine looking fruit you could have imagined for this season. You can smell the aromatics wafting in the air. The sound of the crush equipment is getting warmed up. […]
Wine Flaws
Back to Enology, Part 4: “Wine is Made in the Vineyard”
And the Myth that Winemaking is More Art than Science: 1 of 2 Posts With the start of the 2024 harvest, I felt it prudent to address one of my least favorite phrases echoed across the wine industry, “Wine is made in the vineyard.” Taken literally, and one would think that filled wine bottles sprout […]
Last Call: Registration for “Flawed to Flawless Wine” Closing
Registration for our first “Flawed to Flawless Wine” webinar series is set to close on Tuesday, April 30th! If you’re ready to get some of Denise’s protocols for fixing wine flaws, now is the time to join us. All winemaking experience levels are welcome. When: Wednesday, May 1 & Thursday, May 2, 2024; 1:00-2:30pm (EST) […]
Don’t Forget: Register for “Flawed to Flawless Wine” by April 30th
Registration for our first “From Flawed to Flawless Wine” webinar series is set to close at the end of April! Don’t wait to sign up for this series! If you’re ready to get some of Denise’s protocols for fixing wine flaws, now is the time to join us. All winemaking experience levels are welcome. When: […]
Back to Enology, Part 1: Adding Sulfur Dioxide to Wine
To quote physicist Lisa Randall, “You can’t have these executive committees or congressional committees that really understand things. I mean, some things are difficult to understand, and not everyone will understand them. And it’s really important for a scientist to be able to at least get the information out there and have that taken into […]
There is No Magic Bullet…to Fixing Flawed Wine
I know. That is sad, sad news. But here’s the good news! There are tried-and-true methods for fixing wines that contain a technical wine flaw. AND, you can learn those methods to take out the guess work of fixing those flawed wines. If you ever became subject to buying expensive product fixes, and were disappointed […]
