However, if you understand a few key vinification terms, they can provide solid insight into a wine’s flavor profile. “Whole cluster fermentation” is a common phrase in winemaking.

Malolactic fermentation’s ability to soften a wine’s mouthfeel can be particularly desirable in red wine vinification. “Avoiding malolactic fermentation can make the wine more angular and ...

The Hearach of Château Biac has been wholly matured in French Oak wine barrels, previously used in the vinification process of the Secret de Château Biac, a sweet white wine ‘liquoreux ...

A renowned Scottish island distillery has unveiled a "truly unique" new limited edition whisky. The Isle of Harris Distillery is a whisky and gin distillery situated in the village of Tarbert on ...

As the winemaker at Cakebread Cellars, Niki Williams has embraced the vineyard as her new stage, creating wines that reflect the nuances of the land and the seasons.

Whole-bunch vinification is a practice that can change the sensory properties of wine. Experimental wines resulting from the addition of stems in varying proportions were analyzed to quantify a sweet ...

There’s no shortage of Bay Area wineries to visit, which makes selecting local vineyards and wineries a game of quality, not quantity. To help you choose top wineries where you can enjoy a ...

Though vinification doesn’t produce large volumes of CO2, it’s a point of production with an obvious opportunity for capture—and if the industry worked together, carbon sequestration during ...

Developed by Parsec, an Italian company dedicated to designing and producing machines and control systems for precision vinification, this new technology manages the marc cap using an algorithm that ...

In wine, polyphenols are responsible for the difference between white and red wines as they play a major role in the color and the texture/taste. Polyphenols are a large family of complex compounds ...