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.
What the wine industry does to conserve and manage the vineyard. Cover Crop in Vineyard In California’s Wine Country, winter is a time when brown hillsides turn green and vineyards…
Even From One Identical Bottle To the Next? Wine Changes From Bottle to Bottle Have you ever been to a wine bar or restaurant and decided to try a wine…
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…
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…
Birds and Bees With Wine Here is a question I am sure you have asked yourself... Do Grapevines Have Flowers? The answer from Stefen Stolysiak of Rodney Strong Vineyards is…
Another Form of Art In Winemaking Is Blending. Wines are like people; some of us need a lot of love - an advocate that brings out our best in us,"…
Proper Toasting Is an Art Form Not to Be a Casual Exercise My first exposure to the seriousness of "toasting" came from my time in the US Navy. The protocol…
Don't Let The Title Let You Get To Far Ahead As hard as it may be to comprehend, there was a wine industry in the U.S. before there was a…
Employee Evaluation Tools Can Become Obsolete - Bottom 10% of Employees Must Go We have seen proclamations touting such-and-such a new program or research to be the latest and greatest…
At Least One More? Corkscrews come in all shapes and sizes! A few years ago I worked on a film project about wine with a Master Sommelier. In fact he…
Whether you think Master of Wine or Master Sommelier add value to the wine experience, it is extremely difficult to achieve these designations.
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