Oxygen is wine's mortal enemy. After all, oxygen oxidizes wine and degrades its quality. Whether during winemaking or after bottling, oxygen should be eliminated as much as possible—or so you might think. In reality, oxygen is intentionally utilized at va ...
Research Background and Methodology The German specialized magazine der deutsche weinbau published an article about a highly intriguing study titled "Bewusst Geniessen" (Conscious Enjoyment). This research was conducted in Austria and focused on the reaso ...
When tasting wine, which element do you focus on most? Many of you might be conducting tastings that center more on aroma than on flavor. For winemakers, some of you may be paying more attention to the wine's compositional elements themselves, such as res ...
I would like to introduce the content of a fascinating article published in the German wine magazine "der deutsche Weinbau." Image or Sensation? The title of this article is "Image vs. Sensorik." If we translate this somewhat freely, it becomes "Image or ...
The addition of brewing alcohol in sake production and sugar supplementation in winemaking—these practices seem to be quite antagonized in many cases. They give the impression of being the dark side of fermented beverages, untouchable territories, so to s ...
When we think of recent trends in the wine industry, natural wines and orange wines come to mind. However, in reality, non-alcoholic wines are receiving even more intense attention than these wine categories. Non-alcoholic beverages without alcohol are ex ...
Global temperatures are rising due to climate change, accelerating the growth of wine grapes accordingly. Warmer winters have caused grape budbreak to occur earlier, and through increasingly hot summers, we can now harvest grapes that are more mature than ...
Fermentation management is one of the most important processes in winemaking. Depending on how this fermentation proceeds, the resulting wine will vary in both taste and aroma. When discussing fermentation management, attention tends to focus on what temp ...
Are you familiar with magnum bottles? Wine bottles come in various types, primarily distinguished by their capacity. A "magnum bottle" is one such classification based on this "capacity" criterion. A magnum bottle refers to a bottle that holds twice the v ...
Cabernet Blanc, Cabernet Jura, Muscaris, Souvignier Gris. Do these varietal names sound familiar to you? From the sound of "Cabernet~", "Musca~", and "Souvi~", many of you may have guessed that these are wine grape varieties. Indeed, these are all names o ...
