Yeast is to winemaking what faith is to religion. Without that one essential element, the rest collapses. Today, tech innovations are letting vintners use yeast not as an essential ingredient but, rather,...
Efforts for lowering sulfite levels go beyond consumer demand. It’s also raised the bar on thoughtful farming and winemaking practices.
—Kathleen Willcox
In their most basic form, when it comes to...
As climate change charts new, unpredictable temperature and weather patterns, the pursuit of outstanding wine means turning to lesser-known grape varieties.
—Kathleen Willcox
Old, rare grape varieties...
How high-tech, intervention winemaking can actually boost wine quality.
—Kathleen Willcox
Advocates of low-intervention winemaking posit a wine should be an expression of all the good things happening...
Barrel-by-barrel sampling of free SO2 can potentially help winemakers prevent unnecessary and expensive barrel downgrades.
—David Sommer, CTO, BarrelWise Technologies
Free sulfur dioxide (SO2) is unique...
Vintners in Virginia’s newest AVA speak pride of place and hope for increase in consumer engagement.
—Paul Vigna
Matthew Meyer has been the winemaker at The Williamsburg Winery in Virginia for two...
Why US winemakers are seeking out non-vitis vinifera grapes
—Kathleen Willcox
There will always be a place for conventionally produced vitis vinifera. But, in truth, more and more influential producers...
And eliminating high-alcohol cancel culture
—Randy Caparoso
Talking about “balanced wine” used to be perfectly acceptable—until about ten years ago, when the term suddenly became politicized. People started...
“Crush2Cellar is the only store where you find all major vendors in one location...plus materials to make wine, like hoses, valves and lab equipment. It’s a candy store for winemakers!”
Single Use Liner Reduces Use of Water, Sulfites. Eliminates the press.
The GOfermentor is used by many commercial wineries all over the world. One of the interesting features is the ability to...
