Last month we talked about the importance of a good pruning during this time of year. Besides the obvious influence on the quality of the future crop – pruning and vineyard management methods are critical for resilient, healthy vines. Wood diseases … Read More »

During December, January and well into February, vineyard crews are busy tending to the vineyards. Even if the vines are currently dormant, there is no shortage of work, namely ground preparation for planting and pruning. I consider pruning to be … Read More »

The creation of sparkling wine follows the same main principle as all other wines: fermentation. However, of all wines, sparkling wines are considered the most technical in the world to produce. Why? The reason is due to a secondary fermentation … Read More »

I grew up in the Bordeaux region of France, which is well known for its Chateaux and vineyards, the coastal climate of the Atlantic and its historical towns. My family’s only remote connection to wine is through my grandfather. Indeed, … Read More »

  This could be a picture of an exotic super fruit from Brazil, a cat’s toy or even a new character in the latest Minions movie. Yet this image is none other than a microscopic view of the yeast Saccharomyces … Read More »

Our production facility is acquiring a revolutionary way to control the bacterial population in the cellar. BlueMorph is a patented UV sanitization system which is going to be a game changer for the wine business.     People have used, … Read More »

Not everybody is busy preparing a National Convention for over three hundred attendees at this time of the year. However, vineyard managers are already starting to shape up their rows of vines for the upcoming harvest for 2017.   Canopy … Read More »