Tools and Equipment
Should You Sniff the Cork to Judge a Wine?
Some people prefer to sniff the wine cork to judge a wine, but in reality, sniffing the cork doesn't really prove a wine is good or bad. A...
Everything You Need to Know About Traditional Georgian Qvevri Wine
Qvevri wines are made using either red or white native Georgian grape varieties. Grapes are crushed and placed into buried qvevri, complete...
How and Why Oak is Used in Wine Making
The pores of American oak are much looser than its counterpart in France. This will introduce characteristics much quicker into wine....
10 Wine Bottle Sizes You Didn't Know Existed
Wine bottles come in all kinds of different sizes, like the magnum, double magnum, jeroboam, Nebuchadnezzar and the standard 750 ml bottle...
In Defense of the Wine Cork
Cork is a traditional, eco-friendly material used to seal wine bottles. However, its reputation of leakage and tainting has lead to...
A Review of Wine Presses
Wine presses have evolved over the centuries and the process has provided winemakers with the mechanics possible to create great wine....
Basic Tools For Making Homemade Wine
For processes like fining, filtering, aging and bottling, you'll need carboys, acids, corks, bottles, a hydrometer and more to make sure...
Boxed Wine, Cans & Tetra Paks(R): The Future of Wine Packaging
Wine shelves offer a wide selection of different types of wine packaging vessels... glass bottles - PET plastic bottles, boxed wine, Tetra...
Oak Barrel Substitutes in Winemaking
Oak barrel substitutes can include: Oak chips and chinks, oak staves, liquid oak and oak shavings and powder. Learn about what they are,...
