Date: Apr-May 2008
Where do wineries buy high quality bottles from and is it possible to get my hands on a few cases?
MEMBERS ONLYBottle quest I have a few batches of wine under my belt. I have been plagued with either cheap, flat bottom bottles or stuck collecting and cleaning out empties. Where do wineries buy high quality bottles from and is it possible to get my hands on a few cases? Christopher Franklin Gleneden Beach, Oregon I
I have a batch of 2006 Chardonnay that tasted flabby so I had it tested for pH and TA…
MEMBERS ONLYHigh pH and Low TA in a Chardonnay I have a batch of 2006 Chardonnay that has completed primary and secondary fermentation. It tasted flabby so I had it tested for pH and TA. The TA was low at 0.444 g/100mL and the pH was high at 3.66. I bench tested two 100 mL samples.
Where can I find good quality bottles?
MEMBERS ONLYBottle quest I have a few batches of wine under my belt. I have been plagued with either cheap, flat bottom bottles or stuck collecting and cleaning out empties. Where do wineries buy high quality bottles from and is it possible to get my hands on a few cases? Christopher Franklin Gleneden Beach, Oregon I
How can I fix a wine with high pH and low TA?
MEMBERS ONLYBravo for you for doing bench trials! If you’ve read my columns over the years you know that doing bench trials, that is, testing a wine treatment on a small scale (“on the lab bench”) before performing it on your entire lot, is one of my most oft-repeated mantras. You also followed another of my
DD Ranch Cellars: Dry Finish
FREEMy husband Dene and I fall into the category of gourmet food aficionados. We started raising cattle after moving to our place 40 miles northeast of Denver, Colorado and got our first
High pH, low TA, bottles: Wine Wizard
MEMBERS ONLYHigh pH and Low TA in a Chardonnay I have a batch of 2006 Chardonnay that has completed primary and secondary fermentation. It tasted flabby so I had it tested for pH and TA. The TA was low at 0.444 g/100mL and the pH was high at 3.66. I bench tested two 100 mL samples.
Growing Organic Grapes: Tips from the Pros
FREEDavid Koball, Vineyard Manager at Bonterra Vineyards in Hopland, California. David has been growing winegrapes in Mendocino County in California for 14 years, all of it in certified Organic and Demeter certified