Topics Covered:Barrel Fermentations & Lees RemovalBentonite FiningCloudy Wine in BarrelSanitizing BarrelsBlending MLF & No-MLF WinesAnalytical Testing for BrettYeast Expiration DatesBladder Press & Whole Cluster PressingUsing a Bladder PressJuice PectinaseChilling FruitWrong Yeast Inoculation
Blending
Q&A Summary: March 2020
Topics Covered:Red wine blendingTartrate inhibitionFlame testDissolved carbon dioxideDissolved oxygen Do you have a preference for when you blend your red wines? Do you prefer to pre-blend after MLF and then racking into oak barrels for 2 years and bottle age for 1 year? Or keep parcels separate until elevage is completed, and then blend and […]
Q&A Summary: February 2020
Topics Covered:Tank headspaceUsing carbon dioxide gasCold stabilizationUsing an ebulliometerMeasuring sugar in wineCold stabilizationWhen to sweeten a wineGasketsOzoneLab testingFDA and FSMA I only have a few inches of headspace in my fixed capacity tanks. There is a little bit of headspace for when the volume within my tanks expands as the cellar temperature rises. I noticed […]
Spreadsheet: Blending Logistics Workbook
The downloadable spreadsheet is available in Excel format. The “Blending Logistics Workbook” allows winemakers to create blends and instantly receive the percentage of each wine in the blend while ensuring they have enough volume for each blend. This spreadsheet allows the winemaker to input 10 different wines and create 10 different blends within 1 spreadsheet. […]
Spreadsheet: Wine Blending Log
This downloadable spreadsheet is available in Excel format. The spreadsheet provided is intended to help winemakers keep track of taste perceptions associated with wines intended for blending. Wine scores are intended to track intensity perception of key aromas and taste attributes. After scoring individual wines, winemakers can select those wines that may best offer key […]
