Tannins are polyphenols that occur naturally in plants, wood, fruit skins and some seeds. They lend a bitter taste and increase the astringent qualities of such substances as red wines. Although some white wines contain tannins if they have...
MoreWine success depends on a delicate balance of the right grapes, additives, processing methods and fermentation techniques. When this balance is ideal, the results are perfection. At times, though, winemaking runs afoul and wine spoilage occurs. There is no...
MoreFiltration is usually a valuable step for stabilising and clarifying wines during the final stages of the winemaking process. All wines gain some amount of clarification through settling and racking. In addition, the majority of wines are filtered. However,...
MoreWhile the grapes are the basis for a great wine, the juice from them cannot turn into the ideal wine without assistance from certain laboratory chemicals. Chemicals assist with various stages of winemaking, including fermentation. For this reason, you...
MoreA flavourful wine starts in the vineyard since it takes quality grapes to create one. For this reason, the vineyard owners must carefully nurture the grape vines from planting to harvest time to ensure that the fruit on them...
MoreWhen making wine, you must proceed through all the stages in the proper fashion to reap favourable results. Disgorging is one of these stages of which we speak and it removes the sediment that accumulates during the riddling process....
MoreThe act of winemaking requires in-depth knowledge of grapes, processing methods and proper fermentation times. Also, you need to understand how yeasts and other additives affect your batch. They can bring about favourable results in the right amounts or...
MoreWhile aging in oak barrels has long been the tradition as part of winemaking, there are alternatives to them that reap favourable results. Different types of barrels are slowly gaining in popularity along with the addition of oak chips...
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