Divine Vintage: Following the Wine Trail From Genesis to Modern Age by Randall Heskett and Joel Butler is a fascinating account of the history of viticulture from the biblical age to modern times. The authors stressed in the beginning that…
We’ve all seen the reports suggesting that wine consumption, particular red wine, is beneficial for many aspects of one’s health, with the most studied probably being wine’s affect on cardiovascular health. Studies have shown that red wine consumption may have…
In celebration of the New Year, we’ll once again focus our blog posts on current research related to Champagne/sparkling wine! Briefly, the bubbles in Champagne and other sparkling wine beverages are created by trapped CO2 molecules during the secondary fermentation…
In the spirit of the upcoming New Year, we’ll focus the next few blog posts on sparkling wine/Champagne! There are several different methods for producing sparkling wine, including the traditional method and the Charmat method. The traditional method, also known…