Have you ever heard someone say, “Best case scenario: fill your wine tank with wine and eliminate headspace” as an answer to a question about how to best blanket wine with gas? If so, you’re not alone. When it comes to wine storage, headspace woes and the effects of dissolved oxygen (commonly abbreviated as DO) […]
Jan. 14 – 18, 2019 “Oh, No! Wine Flaws” Online Course
Do you wish you were better at identifying when a flaw occurs during the winemaking process? Then don’t forget the “Oh, no! Wine Flaws” online course starts on January 14, 2019. It’s a short 5-day online course that will teach you how to make your own wine flaw sensory standards and review several technical wine […]
Maintaining Post-Harvest Momentum
Whether you had the harvest season you’ve always waited for, or you’re just now stabilizing those wines from an unideal vintage, maintaining post-harvest momentum is a challenging thing. The crunch time of harvest is draining: physically tiring and emotionally taxing. If you didn’t take good notes through the harvest season, it can be difficult to […]
“Oh, No! Wine Flaws” Online Class Registration Now Open…
Are you nervous to let other people taste your wine? In fact, are you regularly getting expert wine tasters to evaluate your wine? Having trained professionals that can identify wine flaws before the wine reaches a consumer can be an advantageous quality control strategy for wine brands. No human is perfect in our ability to […]
“Winery Sanitation Steps that Work” Webinar is Coming Up!
Do you know wine microflora that can lead to wine spoilage? (Are you currently contemplating what the word “microflora” means?) Do you currently feel like cellar sanitation takes too much time? Or that it’s not worth it because – well, you’re making wine? Then the next Darn Good Winemaker webinar, “Winery Sanitation Steps that Work” […]
Nebraska’s Wine Industry: Creativity, Back to Basics, and Hospitality
Last month, I had the pleasure of visiting with members of the Nebraska wine industry. Their 2018 Vindemia Nebraska conference met at the beautiful Lied Lodge on the historical Arbor Day Farm property in Nebraska City. While our surroundings were supplemented with lovely fall foliage, history, and a warming, monumental fire place, the focus of […]
