Category Archives: wine-making

Wine Chat May 1st: Appassimento Style Wines

Posted on April 30, 2013 by mcshawn

May 1st, 2013: Appassimento style wines – Who’s using the process? Why is it popular? Pros & Cons. Not sure what that is? The appassimento process refers to a partial drying of the grape in order to concentrate the flavour … Continue reading →

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April 10th Wine Chat: April 10th (confirmed): Screw Caps, Corks, or Synthetics Closures – What’s Best?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by mcshawn

There’s lots of reasons for and against the various types of bottle closures. Cork had a long history of failure due to TCA (“cork taint”) which drove the innovations in different types of closures. But now cork has improved significantly, … Continue reading →

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