Beyond Wine: Stainless Steel & Bourbon
We don’t want to rock the boat, but this post won’t be about wine. You see, Skolnik stainless steel drums are rocking a boat of their own in the bourbon…
We don’t want to rock the boat, but this post won’t be about wine. You see, Skolnik stainless steel drums are rocking a boat of their own in the bourbon…
Thanksgiving is a time for family, food, football and, of course, wine. The choice of wine as your Thanksgiving dinner beverage may seem obvious, but the choice of which wine…
Wineries in New Zealand are in clean-up mode after North Canterbury experienced a 7.5 earthquake on the morning of Monday, November 14. The quake, which was widely felt throughout both…
The wine business is constantly evolving and, for the most part, winemakers are very open to innovation and new products - especially if they make their jobs easier and more…
Leading oenologist for the Consorzio di Tutela del Soave, Giovanni Ponchia, ruffled a few feathers at the International Volcanic Wines Forum in Veneto when he chastised the industries over-use of…
Stainless steel wine barrels and tanks have risen in popularity amongst wineries of all sizes, but smaller winemakers were among the earliest adopters of the modern wine barrel. For a…
With a number of winemakers using oak barrel alternatives such as stainless steel wine barrels, concrete tanks and plastic alternatives consistently on the rise, it is safe to say that…
Oak barrels were not the winemaking standard for centuries just because they look pretty. Early winemakers found that oak barrels were particularly well suited for flavoring and rounding/concentrating. As modern…
They say knowledge is power, but never has this been as true as in today’s ever-changing, innovation fueled world. For innovators, creators, marketers and investors of every industry: Data is…
Oak has long been considered the ‘standard’ material for wine barrels, but time moves on, and with it, technology. Many wine innovators and smaller, independent winemakers are calling on their…