Wine is many things. It is a product of nature. It is a scientific construct. It is poetry in a glass. And the wine you and I ...
Wine has been made by humans for about 7,000 years, and experts agree that until quite recently it may not have tasted very good. For millennia wine has been the ultimate expression of agriculture, ...
Grape juice is in fermentation vessel — usually stainless steel, but wood or concrete also is used. Yeast decisions are made. More decisions for the wine maker. How do you manage fermentation? During ...
Idaho wineries produce about 258,000 cases of wine annually. Abby Wilt takes us to Idaho vineyards to show how Idaho wine is ...
Next time you sip on a buttery Chardonnay, thank malolactic fermentation. As unglamorous as it sounds, this is an important, months-long component for many winemakers. A type of fermentation that can ...
Todd Haire and Bob Grim traveled to Nelson, New Zealand, in April 2019 to look for hops for Foam Brewers. But they came home jazzed up about a different crop: grapes. At a small winery adjacent to the ...
Grape plant bacteria might help mitigate smoke taint in wine by breaking down chemicals that evoke an ashy taste.
PATERSON, Wash. -- A new wine trend is hitting eastern Washington, and it has some interesting shapes. Juan Munoz-Oca says he never imagined doing anything but winemaking. After creating wine in five ...