How Sparkling Wine is Made
Sparkling wines are an amazing product of fermentation. They must be made with utmost care not only for the sake of the wine but also for the well-being of the wine maker.
Taking a still wine in the bottle and then adding sugar, then yeast, and then capping can lead to some significant pressures building up in those glass bottles. Pressurized glass is a recipe for danger if you don’t have the hang of how sparkling winemaking is done.
This podcast episode will show you how sparkling wines are made and we’ll also discuss how to stay safe should you decide to give it a try. Continue reading “How Sparkling Wine is Made – WMA024”
As winemaker’s we’re always concerned with how our wines taste and whether or not there was anything we could do to improve upon them. To help us understand how to better taste our wines we have Jeff Siegel, the Wine Curmudgeon, on the show for this episode. 
Which answer is right? The only one who can say is you.
Grapes are complex little things. If we’re to make great wine from them then we’re going to need to have a good understanding of the chemistry that makes them what they are. That’s the topic for this Winemaker’s Academy episode. 