12-Month Progress Report on My Comparative Study on the Evolution of Wine Aged in a Flextank vs. a Second-Year Oak Barrel
You read the full report of the study here.
Progress on my Wine Grapes Direct Wines
July 19, 2020 It’s been a year since I last gave an update about My Quest for Top-Quality Fruit for Making Superlative Wines. In April 2019, I started the following three wines from frozen must (20-L/5.25-gal pails) from the 2018 harvest sourced from Wine Grapes Direct: Sonoma Chardonnay, Russian River Valley AVA, Olivet Lane Vineyard
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6-Month Progress Report on My Comparative Study on the Evolution of Wine Aged in a Flextank vs. a Second-Year Oak Barrel
On December 3, 2019, I started a study to compare the performance of a Flextank vessel to that of a second-year barrel, each equipped with a demijohn-sized WineStix oak stave made from Allier French oak with a medium-plus toast level. Performance was to be assessed both quantitatively by measuring and analyzing pertinent enological parameters and
My Mosti Mondiale Meglioli Finger Lakes Riesling is Tasting Delicious
April 7, 2020 Just over a month ago I started a batch of Finger Lakes Riesling from a Limited Edition Meglioli Riesling kit with 100% grape must. You can read about the kit and the initial winemaking in my first blog and the 3-week update on the next blog when I degassed the wine and
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Progress on my Finger Lakes Riesling from a Mosti Mondiale Meglioli Kit
March 20, 2020 Just less than three weeks ago I started a batch of Finger Lakes Riesling from a Limited Edition Meglioli Riesling kit with 100% grape must. You can read about the kit and the initial winemaking in my first blog. With fermentation now complete and the lees having settled for the most part,
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Making a Finger Lakes Riesling from a Mosti Mondiale Meglioli Kit
March 3, 2020 Every fall I make Sauvignon Blanc wine or, as this past winemaking season, Chenin Blanc from Mosti Mondiale must. The wines have always been exquisite. And now I finally gave in to the itch of trying one of their high-end wine kits. So I got a Limited Edition Meglioli Riesling kit with
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A Comparative Study on the Evolution of Wine Aged in a Flextank vs. a Two-Year-Old Oak Barrel
Introduction Oak barrels have long been used in winemaking. There exists a natural harmony among oak wood compounds, wine constituents, and the oxygen transferred into barrels that, in general, results in greater wines compared to their non-oak-aged counterparts. The main wine constituents of interest here are polyphenols, and more specifically, tannins, the substances responsible for
Progress on My Quest for Making Superlative Wines
June 25, 2019 In my April 29, 2019 blog about My Quest for Top-Quality Fruit for Making Superlative Wines I talked about my challenges in sourcing good fruit (or must) in my area, i.e. Montreal (Quebec, Canada). So I decided to try three pails of frozen must of WineGrapesDirect’s best of the best for evaluation
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My Quest for Top-Quality Fruit for Making Superlative Wines
April 28, 2019 So I’m on a quest to make, not great, but superb wines from top-notch fruit (i.e., grapes). And therein lies my challenge . . . every year – sourcing top-notch fruit, juice or must (juice with grape skins). I live in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) where purveyors of fruit and juice for winemaking
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More MAKING CONSISTENTLY FLAWLESS WINES Seminars in 2019
Following the great feedback from MAKING CONSISTENTLY FLAWLESS WINES seminars held in various US and Canadian cities in 2018, several new dates and locations have been firmed up for 2019. These intensive one-day seminars deal with advanced topics meant for intermediate and advanced amateur and small-winery winemakers. Visit my website to view announced dates and locations and to get additional information.
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