Fermentation Vessels
In theory, and only in theory, almost any vessel can be used for fermentation. So much so that many of us made our first wines…
Viticulture and Enology
Degree of Pressing and Wine Quality
The final quality or finesse of a wine depends to a great extent on how it is pressed. As a general rule, the harder and…
Post-Fermentation Maceration and Draining
To determine when alcoholic fermentation has finished, a simple measuring device called a hydrometer is used. It measures the density of a wine or must,…
Walls of Vines: Training the Grapevine
Throughout the history of grape growing around the world, many grapevine training systems have been used, from those involving no intervention at all, where the…
Propagating Grapevines
There are several ways to obtain grapevines when planting new commercial vineyards. The first prerequisite is to have chosen the variety according to the environmental…