Some changes require big investment. But many wine quality improvements come with little adjustments to daily cellar practices. These are three places in the cellar that I consider fundamental to developing quality wine. Without these fundamentals, getting stuck in winemaking routines becomes the norm. Old habits die hard, as they say, and without persistence to […]
Winery Sanitation
Four Virtual Winemaking Lessons You’ll Want Before Harvest!
For many of us, harvest is at the edge of beginning. As I am a firm believer in preparing for a successful harvest, I want to review a few tools available through dgwinemaking.com as à la carte purchases. Details for purchasing these lessons is at the bottom of this post. Creative Wine Styles for Hybrid […]
COVID-19 Mitigation: Bottling Operations
Wine bottling, canning, or packaging can be one operational space that can be difficult for employees to maintain a 6-foot distance from one another. This is due to the assembly line format that is often set up during packaging operations. Below, we’ll explore some options available to wineries to better adapt bottling and packaging operations […]
COVID-19 Mitigation: Start Harvest Preparation Early
For most of my clients, I encourage them to get into a harvest mindset in July. Clients in southern parts of the U.S. often must start thinking about harvest in April and May. But with the advent of COVID-19 causing disruptions to our daily lives and business operations, I would encourage wineries to start planning, […]
COVID-19 Mitigation Prep in the Winery: Summary of Guidance for Food Production Establishments
COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Wineries Over the next several weeks, I’m going to address specific examples of essential operations in the winery production space of how one can operate under COVID-19 restrictions and better prepare for the harvest season using recommended mitigation practices. I will approach this by covering a topic, and then allowing you […]
“What do we do?”
Maintaining Individual Health and Safety while Staying in Business The COVID-19 pandemic is causing regular changes to daily life, and suggestions for essential businesses are being altered daily. The one issue I hear from wineries right now is the stress of not knowing what to do in the current moment: how to stay in business […]
