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Wine Style

Oct 14 2021

Did grape rot affect your wine vintage?

DG Winemaking Can Help! For many winegrowing regions, the vintage harvest season can leave winemakers in a state of distress or frustration. When the presence and proliferation of rot creeps into the vineyard during harvest season, there are a number of wine processing decisions that can influence the future of the wine’s quality. Most grape […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Harvest, Wine Faults, Wine Flaws, Wine Style

Sep 16 2021

3 Trendy Winemaking Techniques for 2021

Winemakers often get overly ambitious at the start of a harvest season. It’s an opportunity to try new techniques, alter wine additions, and create something they previously imagined. However, conquering the fundamentals associated with winemaking often provides a solid foundation for crafting really great wines. This includes things like: Having sound sanitation practices. Receiving and […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Fermentation, Harvest, Protein Stability, Wine Style

Aug 12 2021

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 […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog · Tagged: Red Wine, sparkling wine, Sulfur Dioxide, Wine Consulting, Wine Style

Oct 03 2019

Do Your Hybrid Wines Need an Upgrade?

If you’re producing wine outside of the three big western states (California, Oregon, and Washington), then it’s likely you’re making some wines based on hybrid wine grape varieties. Hybrid-based wines are quite unique compared to Vitis vinifera-based wines. They offer a varied aroma and taste profile, different wine chemistry, and some varieties may be less […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog, Darn Good Winemakers · Tagged: Darn Good Winemakers, Harvest, Hybrid, Wine Education, Wine Style

May 16 2019

Sparkling Wine: It’s All About That Base

The standard of identity (SOI) for sparkling wine styles are defined through 27 CFR 4, stating that sparkling wine is “grape wine made effervescent with carbon dioxide resulting solely from fermentation of the wine within a closed container, tank or bottle.” This definition clearly outlines the parameters for using the term “sparkling” on a wine […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog, Darn Good Winemakers · Tagged: sparkling wine, Wine Education, Wine Style

May 10 2019

Darn Good Winemakers Tackle Sparkling Wine Production Details in May

While sparkling wine production can be fun, it can also be a very challenging experience during its first production.  While there is no one way to manufacture a sparkling wine, there are certain production elements associated with the wine that winemakers should look for to ensure flavor, foaming, and sustainability in the bottle. For the […]

Written by Denise Gardner · Categorized: Blog, Darn Good Winemakers · Tagged: sparkling wine, Wine Education, Wine Style

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