Article from the Economist Experiments show that clear glass wine bottles are usually a silly idea. OENOPHILES MAY have noticed a disturbing recent trend. Whites, hitherto normally sold, like their red cousins, in green bottles, are now starting to appear …
Clone Wars: Selecting the Right Pinot
During our recent club meeting where we explored Pinot Noir, our presenters discussed the different clones used, for example, in Oregon’s Willamette Valley – 777 or 667 being popular clones. Some of us were not up to speed on clone …
PINOT NOIR – THE HEARTBREAK GRAPE
Our March meeting of Nanaimo Winemakers took place again via Zoom and with the resourcefulness of our Education Coordinator – Cindy Scott – and the industry knowledge of our wine club presenters – Conny Classen and Robert Steinbach – members …
Preparing Wine For Bottling
February’s Nanaimo Winemakers club zoom meeting featured a presentation by our own Ian Baker who shared valuable preparation reminders to improve success in bottling your wine. We are pleased to include Ian’s notes from his presentation and a link to …
Should I fine my wine before cold stabilization
Sometimes a new wine will have several defects, and it will be obvious to the winemaker that multiple fining treatments will be needed. In general, fining operations are done in the following sequence.
Malolactic Chromatography Testing
Some wine experts claim that the accurate monitoring of Malo-Lactic Fermentation (MLF) is one of the most critical parameters in red wine making but one that is most commonly overlooked. Paper Chromatography is a simple qualitative analytical procedure that has been used for many years in the wine industry to assess progress in MLF.