With so much that can go wrong during the bottling process, this three-part webinar series will address all of your wine bottling fears. Over the course of three one-hour videos, these recordings cover:
Winery Compliance
Canning Wines & Hard Ciders
The use of aluminum cans as an alternative to glass bottle packaging can alter the quality of wines and hard ciders. While cans offer several advantages to a winery’s brand, production challenges can arise that need consideration by the winemaker. This information focuses on production changes that need considered in order to package a wine […]
Wine Bottling QA/QC
Webinar Curriculum: The difference between quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC). Winery-based QA/QC examples. How this webinar supplements the “Everything You Wanted to Know About Wine Bottling” 3-part webinar series. Explanation on how to use the Wine Bottling QA/QC Spreadsheet. Explanation on how to use the Wine Bottling cGMP Checklist. Action items for winemakers […]
Open Q&A Summary: March 20, 2020
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 […]
Q&A Summary: February 2020
Topics Covered:Tank headspaceUsing carbon dioxide gasCold stabilizationUsing an ebulliometerMeasuring sugar in wineCold stabilizationWhen to sweeten a wineGasketsOzoneLab testingFDA and FSMA I only have a few inches of headspace in my fixed capacity tanks. There is a little bit of headspace for when the volume within my tanks expands as the cellar temperature rises. I noticed […]
SSOP: Preparing Acidulated Sulfur Dioxide Sanitizer
Acidulated sulfur dioxide sanitizer is a common no-rinse sanitizer used in wineries. The following sanitation standard operating procedure (SSOP) dictates the procedural steps required to product 15 gallons of acidulated sulfur dioxide sanitizer. Denise Gardner Winemaking clients can have this procedure revised to meet their current production needs. Procedures: Preparing the Acidulated Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) […]
