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Aging wine on lees (also known as sur lie aging) is a winemaking technique that can play a role in shaping the flavor, texture, and complexity of a wine—especially whites like Chardonnay, Champagne, and Muscadet, but also increasingly in reds and eve...
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Another aspect of the art of wine making is knowing when to top off oak wine barrels during the winemaking process. Winemakers need to routinely do this during barrel aging. Here’s why… 1. Evaporation Through the Barrel While the oak staves in t...
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Just before the wine is bottled, it may go through one of several processes to remove any remaining sediment. The processes for removing sediment from wine include (1) racking, (2) fining or (3) filtering. Let’s take quick look at each of these proc...
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Blending of wines plays a large role in the art of wine making. The main reason that winemakers produce blends is to make the best wine possible. Blending different grape varieties is useful in accentuating a particular grape’s virtues. But winem...
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