POPPING THE CORK ON CONFUSING SPARKLING WINEMAKING TERMINOLOGY Most of us have enjoyed sparkling wine at one point or another. For some of us, it’s enjoyed at New Year’s or some other celebratory event, while for others it’s something we…
It’s very difficult, if not impossible, for one single person to thoroughly review every single piece of peer reviewed literature related to wine that is published every day. This Wine Literature Review Lightning Round series presents three new papers (within the past year or…
The use of oak barrels in wine fermentation and aging increases wine aromatic complexity and improves overall quality. Despite a higher price tag, this technique is often used for red and some white wine aging. Due to higher costs, and other factors,…
Anyone remotely paying attention to wine these days has probably noticed an upward tick in alcohol concentrations. While it would be easy to simply blame a changing climate on this increase, there is evidence to suggest that these increases are…