Comments on: Resources for Becoming a Professional Winemaker https://winemakersacademy.com/resources-professional-winemaker/ Your Winemaking Educational Source Mon, 25 Jun 2018 06:34:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Matt Williams https://winemakersacademy.com/resources-professional-winemaker/#comment-391 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:53:00 +0000 http://winemakersacademy.org/?p=2283#comment-391 In reply to Kim Gill.

Hi Kim,

That’s really exciting to hear that you’ve already got a place to grow grapes and that you’ve planted some. In Ohio do the vineyards there mostly grow hybrid grapes? I’ve heard it can be difficult for vitis vinifera varietals there.

Please do stay in touch and let us know how things progress. I’m glad you’ve found the Academy content helpful. If there’s anything you’re looking for that you aren’t finding just let me know and I’ll see what I can do for you.

Cheers! -Matt

]]> By: Kim Gill https://winemakersacademy.com/resources-professional-winemaker/#comment-390 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 10:29:00 +0000 http://winemakersacademy.org/?p=2283#comment-390 Hi Matt
I have been dreaming of going pro for some time but it’s a scary thought. I have made many kit wines over the years and have started experimenting with blending. I recently blended a Raspberry Riesling with fresh ones straight from my garden. I have some tweaking to do but the first go around was pretty good (if I do say so myself).
I live on a small inactive farm with plenty of land so I added a few vines to the property this spring and they are growing beautifully. Since I am located on the north shore of central Ohio I went with a few varieties hardy enough for our weather. The Cayuga was already a second year plant so I have a few bunches on them already but the Dornfelder & Lembergers are brand new so I don’t expect anything for another year or two.
I have learned a lot from your web site and look forward to your next posting.

]]> By: Matt Williams https://winemakersacademy.com/resources-professional-winemaker/#comment-389 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 23:01:00 +0000 http://winemakersacademy.org/?p=2283#comment-389 In reply to Bill Black.

Hi Bill, thanks for the feedback on the audio! The air conditioner turned out to be quite a bit louder on the recording than I thought it would when I was sitting there. I’ll work on this for the next interview.

So there’s not many grapes growing where you are? At least you can still make your own wine.

Cheers Bill! -Matt

]]> By: Bill Black https://winemakersacademy.com/resources-professional-winemaker/#comment-388 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 22:41:00 +0000 http://winemakersacademy.org/?p=2283#comment-388 Hi Matt – interesting stuff but I think i’m in the wrong country and a bit too old now to go pro!
One constructive comment for you – I have worked in broadcasting for about 40 years and noticed that your interview with John and Holly was recorded close to what sounded like an air conditioner and it made some of the interview hard to hear clearly. So a tip on the recording side of things is to make sure to set up as far away as possible from distracting sounds. As the interviewer you tend to filter these things out but the listener can’t do that so easily! Hope that is useful to you.

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