Boise Stave 920
Six New and Interesting Products from the Unified Trade Show
Even if you went to the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium and spent two days visiting the nearly 700 booths on its massive trade show floor, you probably didn’t have a chance to visit every exhibit, and...
Flash Detente session 920x360
Flash Détente Promising Benefits for Eastern U.S. Winemaking
Thermoflash, known widely in Europe as “flash détente” or flash release, is a process of thermovinification created during the 1990’s in the south of France. This process was created to reduce the time...
USBevX Wine Weed Tales West
Predictions for Wine & Weed; Good Neighbors or Not?
As of January 1, 2018, legislation for legal recreational use of marijuana has been passed in eight states including Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Maine, Massachusetts, and California. Some of...
Vivelys Cilyo
Innovative Thinking Yields a Third Way for White-Winemaking
Cilyo®, a new technique with several positive impacts including reducing the need of fining agents for must protection and the ability to add stabilized and improved press fractions to blends received...
2017-session2a
Trial Shows Amino Acid Based Nutrients to Increase Wine Aromatics
When thinking about the aromas of wine, most people focus on the fruity or floral sensations that arise from a glass; esters, specifically the acetate esters formed during the fermentation process, are...
2017-session3a 920
Advancements in Protein Stability & CMC vs. Traditional Cold Stabilization
Consumers don’t enjoy seeing haze or tartrate crystals floating around in their wines. Therefore, protein stability as well as the cold stabilization of wines happens in cellars all over the world. Winemakers...
2017-session1a 920
The Synergistic Actions of Enzymes and Tannins in Winemaking
“Not all tannins are the same,” explains Dr. Peter Salamone. “There are fermentation tannins, cellaring tannins, and finishing tannins that all add something different to the wine’s flavor profile and...