Infographic: the chemistry of Sauvignon Blanc
It’s Sauvignon Blanc day! Here’s a nice infographic from the Bragato Research Institute on the chemistry of Sauvignon Blanc: [Just
Read moreIt’s Sauvignon Blanc day! Here’s a nice infographic from the Bragato Research Institute on the chemistry of Sauvignon Blanc: [Just
Read moreMouse taint (mousiness) is a wine fault that I’d not experienced until a few years ago. Now it seems to
Read moreThere are faults you read about but you’ve never experienced. Here I experience ropiness for the first time, in a
Read moreIn viticulture, a widely practiced form of leaf removal is hedging of the canopies, taking off the developing shoots at
Read moreOver the last 20 years (first vintage 2000), Eben Sadie has established himself as one of South Africa’s leading winegrowers.
Read moreThe PR agency working for Maison Joseph Drouhin recently send out some pictures of frost protection in their Chablis vineyard
Read moreAnyone who’s ever tried to grow grape vines without spraying them will probably have come across powdery mildew. It’s the
Read moreThe common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is a common feature around wineries at harvest. These tiny flies seem to get
Read morePictured above: Vancouver harbour has a famous sulfur pile. It’s stored here after arriving as a by product of oil
Read moreThis is a film of a seminar I did last week (January 2020) with Steve Daniel, who is the buying
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