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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…
After the smoke has cleared on the devastating fires in the Napa and Sonoma/Northern California wine country, residents are presented with the task of sifting through the ash and debris to find out what might be lost and what might be saved…
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Despite technological innovations in wine bottle closure systems, natural cork remains the most used closure in the business. It’s also the closure that most consumers associate with “tradition” in wine. Additionally, as you may have read recently, a newer survey…
by Becca • • Comments Off on The Science Behind the Next Glass App: My Latest Piece on The Alcohol Professor
Last fall, a new app called Next Glass launched on smart phones and other devices around the US and Canada. According to their press release: “Next Glass has developed the world’s first Genome Cellar, an extensive database that contains the chemical…