Fundamentals of the Winery’s Lab

Webinar Curriculum:

• Look at a series of photos from winery laboratories across the U.S.
• Identify positive features in those labs.
• Identify weak points in those labs. 
• Discuss wine lab features every winery should consider when developing, remodeling, or designing the laboratory space at the winery.
• Outline the importance of measuring certain chemical and microbiological parameters of wine.
• Break down the most essential measurements wineries should measure and monitor in fruit/juice/must, after primary fermentation, after MLF, throughout storage, and pre-bottling.
• A timeline for when wines should be sampled that winemakers can use at the winery.
• The Cellar Tool, Production Guide: Juice / Wine Analysis Recommendations provides a printable table that illustrates when to conduct analyses described in this lesson.

Video length: 1 hour, 3 minutes