Why, How, and When to Degas Wine – WMA019

Why How and When To Degas Wine

Degassing is one of those wine making tasks that can be quite frustrating if you don’t have the right tools or know the best conditions under which you should degas. If not done correctly degassing can take hours if it is successful at all.

Properly degassing wine prevents a wine that is supposed to be still from being bubbly.In this episode we explore the three main ways to degas, how best to prepare your wine for degassing, as well as why it is so important in the first place. Continue reading “Why, How, and When to Degas Wine – WMA019”

A Wine Making Timeline

Knowing when to do what when making a wine is critical to producing a quality wine. When you make wine from a kit each and every step is spelled out for you but when you go to make wine from fresh fruit it’s up to you to decide / determine when to perform each of the necessary steps.

Wine making timeline.What follows is a guide that you can use as a starting place to for outlining your own wine making timeline. Your mileage will certainly vary but this should be a good starting place. Remember to experiment and refine your process. Eventually you’ll dial in your own timeline that works for you. Continue reading “A Wine Making Timeline”