Notes from Winemaking Advice Hour March 20, 2020 We used 5.0 micron cartridge filter on a white blend (Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Vidal, Seyval) wine. Prior to filtering, we used bentonite / gelatin fining. We racked the wine 2 times (over 2 months), and then we rough filtered with a 5.0 micron cartridge filter (poly […]
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Distilling Flawed Wines
Webinar Curriculum: Distillation as an option for flawed wines What is a wine flaw? Which wine flaws are typically retained in the distillate Action steps for winemakers if they are considering distillation as a remediation technique for flawed wines. Video length: 30 minutes
Creative Wine Styles for Hybrid Varieties
Webinar Curriculum: What makes hybrid wine grape varieties unique? Why does the wine industry produce hybrid wine grape varieties? Common production and sensory characteristics associated with most hybrid wine grape variety wines. How to change common challenges associated with hybrid wines into advantages for wine production and wine style development. A review of wine styles […]
FREE: Are Eastern-Produced Wines a New World Style?
Old World vs. New World Wine One of the first classifications that a wine expert will use to differentiate a wine is to determine if it is Old World or New World in origin. Old World classification pertains to wines that are produced in traditional, European countries like France, Italy, and Spain. Wines typically contain […]
