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On Saturday, at the Winemaker’s Toy Store, we started the Meglioli Amarone with raisins. The temperature at the Toy Store was at the higher end of the recommended fermentation range and this contributed to a vigorous fermentation. Today I noticed that there was a slight over-flow from the 7.9...

The soon to be available Winexpert Limited Edition Gewurtztraminer contains elderflowers. Generally, elderflowers are addedjust before the yeast is pitched and this is not addressed in the instructions. The following is from Tim Vandegrift, Technical Services Manager for Winexpert:<?:namespace...

In the December 20, 2006 issue of Enology Notes, Bruce Zoecklein makes the following comment regarding the measurement of carbon dioxide:<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> “Carbon dioxide in wine can be measured using a variety of analytical...

I was at my local winemaking shop today (Finevinewines) and noticed something interesting regarding campden tablets. The Crosby and Baker tablets indicate that one tablet adds about 30ppm of SO2 per gallon. The L.D. Carlson tablets indicate that one tablet contains 550mg of active sulfite. This...