May Your Holidays Be Merry & Unoaked
As you compile your shopping lists for the upcoming holiday season, no doubt you will be in need of some wine. Whether to gift or serve, wine sales skyrocket around…
Another Wine Kegged, Another Bottle Saved
There are numerous advantages to fermenting wine in stainless steel barrels or tanks – cost, carbon, control, taste, etc – but what of presenting and serving wine in stainless steel?…
Chardonnay Coming Back Strong in Stainless Steel
Chardonnay has long been one of the best-selling and most-produced wines in the country. It is, perhaps, the first wine we try when we come of age and, more than…
Death to Traditional Wine Retail
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to say our goodbyes. It has come time to lay the traditional wine retail model to rest. According to winemakers and retailers around the…
The A-ha Moment: Stainless Steel in Wine Production
It is a common misconception that stainless steel wine barrels are new on the winemaking scene. Yes, they look sexy and futuristic, but stainless steel tanks have been advocated for…
‘Topping Off’ with Stainless Steel Wine Barrels
Even the wine makers who have not seen the light that is the stainless steel wine barrel make use of our “alternative” vessels for topping off. Topping off a wine…
The California Drought and the Impact on Wine Production
We all know the saying “Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink” but in California many vineyards fear that the drought and brutal water shortage will inevitably translate…
Stainless Steel Wine Barrels and the Angel’s Share
They call it the Angel’s Share, it’s the portion of every wine, beer or spirit that’s lost to evaporation during the aging process. Despite the innocent name, a sizeable volume…
Looking Forward: The Growth of the American Wine Industry
In the last fifteen years, the amount of wineries in the United States has more than quadrupled and not just in the traditional wine territories of California, Oregon and Washington.…
Fermentation in Stainless Steel vs. Concrete Barrels
While the quintessential image of winemaking features broad oak barrels and maybe a beautiful woman stomping on grapes barefoot and in an oaken vessel, times and winemaking has changed. Many…