Cooperage – Impacting Your Wine’s Flavor and Aroma
Cooperage is the process of making wooden barrels used for storing and aging wine. It involves the selection of the right type of wood, shaping it into staves, and assembling them into a barrel. Cooperage has a significant impact on the character and quality of wine, as the type of wood used and the way […]
Dosage – Putting the Sparkling in Champagne
Dosage is a term used in the production of sparkling wine to refer to the addition of a small amount of wine and sugar solution to the wine before the final corking. This solution is also called the “liqueur d’expédition” and is used to adjust the sweetness level and balance the acidity of the finished […]
Enology – Weird Word, What Is It?
Enology is the study and science of winemaking. It covers the entire winemaking process, from the cultivation of grapes to the production, aging, and bottling of wine. Enology is the study of making wine. It covers everything from growing grapes to making wine, aging it and bottling it. Enology is a combination of science and […]
Fermentation – The Key Process in Wine Making
Fermentation is a key process in wine making that converts the natural sugars in grapes into alcohol. It is a natural chemical reaction that takes place when yeast consumes the sugars in the grape juice, producing ethanol and carbon dioxide as byproducts. Without fermentation, there would be no wine. The fermentation process in wine making […]
Fining – Let’s be Clear
Fining is a wine-making process that is used to clarify and stabilize wine. The process involves the addition of fining agents to wine, which cause impurities and suspended particles to adhere together and form larger particles, which can then be removed from the wine. Fining is an important step in winemaking, as it helps to […]