Blending wine to adjust wine chemistry can be a little tricky. Luckily there’s a handy tool you can use, Pearson’s Square, for determining the proper proportions needed to create the right balance in your final wine.
This tool can be used for blending a wine of high alcohol and one of low alcohol content to produce a wine with a more reasonable alcohol level. It doesn’t end with alcohol though, Pearson’s Square can be used to:
- blend wines of different acidity to create a more balanced wine
- blend wines of different degrees of sweetness
- calculate sugar additions to increase a finished wine’s alcohol content
- blend wine and brandy when fortifying a wine
So how does this magical tool work? Let’s find out. Continue reading “Blending Wine With Pearson’s Square”