Ten ways to define a “cool climate” wine region
Are you a cool climate wine region? There are lots of ways to decide.
Wine is too cheap: Working harvest in South Africa (Part 2)
The cellar hands had little interest in tasting wine with us. Maybe they didn't like the taste, or maybe working at a winery was as much a job to them as picking apples or working in a factory.
Wine is too cheap: Working harvest in South Africa (Part 1)
Winemaking is a physically demanding job.
Six Rosés to Try This Summer
If there’s one style of wine we can’t get enough of in summer it’s rosé. Here are six that pair perfectly with summer.
2013 REDUX / Darth Vader is My Lover: Revelations About Brettanomyces in Wine
The seminar was ground-breaking for UC Davis, which previously always called Brettanomyces in wine a "spoilage organism." This was the first time the university acknowledged that brett is an important part of some wines' terroir.
Glutathione, the secret to fruity wines (or one of them, anyway)
One of the things a lot of people look for in wines – in particular young-drinking wines – is a good dose of clean, expressive fruit. Logically, a great number of winemakers seek to provide just that, in a prec...
Darth Vader is My Lover: Revelations About Brettanomyces in Wine
The seminar was ground-breaking for UC Davis, which previously always called Brettanomyces in wine a "spoilage organism." This was the first time the university acknowledged that brett is an important part of some wines' terroir.
Making Wine: The Use of Enzymes in Modern Winemaking
Enzymes are a natural and fundamental element of the winemaking process. Nowadays, they are also a commercial product found in many wineries, another utility in a winemaker’s toolkit. They have the potential ...