Effervescent Sulfur DioxideNorton and Tannin AdditionsNorton and Carbonic MacerationUsing Dry Ice for RedsCleaning Bottom of Wine TanksProcessing Plan for Roussanne Fruit with Disease PressureChitosan Use in WinemakingClarifying White JuiceFlotation for White Juice ClarificationSampling Juice for AnalysisCold Storage for Fruit Pre-Fermentation
Winery Sanitation
PURCHASE: Everything You Wanted to Know About Wine Bottling, Recorded Series
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:
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 […]
Q&A Summary: May 2020
Topics Covered: Spring frosts and wine chemistryExogenous tanninsRackingYAN testingGetting a microscopeOxygenating mustYeast hulls during fermentationTartrate inhibitorsWinery floor cleaners Many vineyards experienced a freeze event in mid-April. The vines lost primary shoots/clusters and will be setting secondaries. What has been your experience with winemaking with secondary clusters with regards to juice chemistry (i.e., brix, pH, TA, […]
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: January 2020
Topics Covered:When to sweeten a wineTartrate inhibitorsSterile filtration and post-bottling riskCold stability testingCold stabilization I have a Traminette that I have debated sweetening a bit. I finally watched the webinars about hybrids and cold stabilization and now have questions about the order of treatments before bottling. After the hybrid webinar I completed a blending trial […]
