Burgin Wine Consulting’s Sweetspotter is making its way through Pennsylvania and New York over the next few weeks. The equipment will initially start in southeastern Pennsylvania, move its way up to northeastern Pennsylvania and end it’s trip in New York state. If your winery is need of using the equipment, please inquire directly to Bob […]
Pairing Wines with Easter Candy
If you are looking for a creative way to use up all of that Easter candy, consider small wine-and-dessert pairings. Serving candy and wine in small portions to avoid over-sugaring your guests is a fun, unique way to make use of all of that candy. When tackling dessert-and-wine pairings, it’s best to make sure your […]
Kosher Wines for Passover
The Seder plate. The garnished dinner table. Someone is hiding the afikoman for the little ones to find later. The matzah ball soup simmers in the background. It’s time for Passover, a Jewish holiday centered on the Jews’ exodus from the Egyptian pharaoh. Passover is actually one of those holidays in which the wine takes […]
Achieving Wine Excellence with DGW Wine Consulting
At the 2018 Bev X Conference, Master of Wine, Nova Cadamatre emphasized the importance of the continued search for viticulture and winemaking improvement to achieve wine excellence. As a winemaker, she is often reminded of the late Robert Mondavi asking his employees “What’s next?” even after a wine was well crafted. This often reminded her […]
A Case for Copper Removal in Wine
New on the DGW Learning Center is a winemaking Production Guide on effectively removing copper from wines. Production Guides are intended for real-time use, can be easily printed from the website (or in pdf format) to act as a tool for cellar employees. Over the years, I have found that these easy-to-print and easy-to-laminate tools are […]
ASEV-Eastern Section and the Eastern Wine Industry
Being about a week away from the Eastern Winery Expo (EWE) in Pennsylvania, I thought it’d be nice to take a moment to reflect upon one place you’ll see me volunteering my time: the ASEV-ES booth. What is ASEV-ES and Their Role in the Eastern Wine Industry? The American Society of Enology and Viticulture-Eastern Section […]
