The Crush
What a winemaking course can teach you—about wine, about chemistry, and about yourself. The first time you make wine, you learn fast that the romance is overstated. There’s no vineyard sunset, no serene pour of… Read More »The Crush
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The Basics of Winemaking and Top Winemaking Schools in the United States
Winemaking’s a curious blend of art and science. It all starts with the grape and ends in a bottle. There’s a bunch of steps: grape growing, harvesting, crushing, fermenting, aging, and bottling. Each needs care… Read More »The Basics of Winemaking and Top Winemaking Schools in the United States
An Alternative Path to A Wine Career
In the dynamic and evolving wine industry, the pathways to becoming a winemaker or sommelier have diversified, offering new avenues for aspiring professionals. This paper purports to explain why sommelier schools, especially those with scientific… Read More »An Alternative Path to A Wine Career
The Organic Chemistry Behind Wine Flavor
The allure of a wine’s taste to hold in the high, sublime world of viticulture and enology might not be a matter that dwells with subjective liking but, rather, a complex interplay of organic chemistry… Read More »The Organic Chemistry Behind Wine Flavor
Top Winemaking Schools in the World
Winemaking education ranges from university degrees to specialized certificate programs. This guide introduces schools that offer programs in grape growing and wine production. These qualifications serve different goals, so check each school’s official website for… Read More »Top Winemaking Schools in the World
Deductive Wine Tasting
An Essential Skill for Winemakers & Sommeliers Winemakers and sommeliers use the Deductive Tasting Method to identify a wine in a blind tasting. Essentially, it establishes a factual basis for concluding why a certain wine… Read More »Deductive Wine Tasting