Barley Varietals Are Becoming More Definable in Flavor and Chemistry!
The flavor of beer has many elements - barley, hops, and yeast. Some in the malting industry lament that barley has not received its due when it comes to imparting…
The flavor of beer has many elements - barley, hops, and yeast. Some in the malting industry lament that barley has not received its due when it comes to imparting…
Yakima Valley grows world class hops by families committed to the land and hops for premium beer.
Sacramento, just after the Gold Rush, had 16 breweries in the town. The largest brewery (West of the Mississippi River) was Ruhstaller Brewery in Sacramento. Further, Sacramento hops were sold all over the World and even to Guinness Beer of Ireland.
Hops are a unique cone shape design from Mother Nature. This plant is one of the most popular ingredient in modern beer. Yeast is what makes beer have a great mouthfeel and also works with hops for aromas and flavors. Until the 1800's no one knew what yeast was-it was the magical ingredient harvested in one beer and put into another batch. And yes yeast grows naturally in nature.
Creativity is not innovation and vice versa. Creativity, according to KeyDecisions.com, is recognized as fresh ideas and innovations are about implementation of creative advancements. The thought is, being creative has…
A title of an article appearing in the March 28, 2019 issue of The Spectator by Christopher Snowden, “The Campaign to Make Alcohol ‘The New Tobacco’”, seems to be more…
Case For Wine Industry Innovation There seems to be more discussion taking place within the wine industry pertaining to possible plateauing or even a pullback in U.S. wine consumption. Many…
What the wine industry does to conserve and manage the vineyard. Adele Payman-Cover Crop in Napa In California’s Wine Country, winter is a time when brown hillsides turn green and…
This relative new technology reduces alcohol in wine and not impact aromas and flavors. Spinning Cone by name. The trend for less alcohol in wine should not be a surprise…
Do we believe what we want to believe? Benefits of Wine are all over the place. The short answer to the question posed in the title is attributed to Ben…
Even From One Identical Bottle To the Next? Corkage Fees are here but changing. Have you ever been to a wine bar or restaurant and decided to try a wine…
The subject of coasters should be rather simple and straightforward, but it isn’t. Coasters prices do run the gambit for sure. Most of the prices are impacted by where the…
Knowledge of raw materials, equipment, care in manufacturing gives our clients quality products! The following comes from a presentation by our own Ken Koleszar-IOW Operations. Ken Koleszar Hardwoods are…
Quality means different things to different folks. I have long been conflicted about what exactly quality means. Is quality in the eye of the beholder? Is quality impossible to achieve…
Change Is A Constant It's been more years than I would like to admit when I met a gentleman that owned a nursery that sold rootstock to vineyards. The question…
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