WineEnthusiast-Approved Gifts for the Wine Enthusiast on Your List
Finding the perfect holiday gift can be exhausting. Perhaps that is why so many folks choose to grab a bottle of wine as they run out the door to the…
Stainless Steel Stemware
Here at Skolnik, we’re constantly preaching the benefits of stainless steel in the wine world. Sure, we are a little biased because we manufacture stainless steel wine barrels, but stainless…
Concrete and Stainless Steel – The Past and Future of Wine
Unlike in fashion, trends in technology are rarely cyclical. You’d never see someone earnestly using an old 80’s car phone now that we have tiny, high-powered computers in our pockets.…
Smoke Taint – How Wildfires are Compromising Vintages
In 2017, record-breaking fires swept through California. And while the majority of wine countries grapes had already been harvested, winemakers were still concerned that the 2017 vintages would be too…
The Newest Weapon In the Battle With the Birds: Lasers
Before we get started, no, no one is shooting any animals with lasers. Instead, wineries are experimenting with a new, humane method of dispersing crop damaging birds that, if effective,…
Has Wine Finally Left The Oak Barrel Behind?
Wine hasn’t always been aged in oak barrels. In fact, wine greatly predates the oak barrels, and the advent of the oak wine barrel was primarily transportation-driven (you can read…
Stainless Steel Wine Gadgets Galore!
As wine lovers and wine industry partners, we’re positively tickled by how many innovative new wine gadgets come out each year. It seems as though wine enthusiasts can never stop…
Amazon’s Purchase of Whole Foods Comes at the Cost of Wine.Woot
Amazon made headlines in 2017 with its 13.7 billion dollar purchase of the grocery store Whole Foods. While the acquisition has already started affecting consumers across the board, one impact…
The 2017 WINnovation Awards Celebrate Advances in the Industry
On November 28th, the Wine Industry Network celebrated this year’s most innovative ideas with their annual WINnovation Awards. From taking a closer look at what’s in the soil, to improving…
What’s So “Natural” About Natural Wines?
As a general rule, technology is a good thing. Right? It’s a tangible example of humans progression-- how we improve our lives and surroundings. The wine industry has certainly seen…