Wined Up

Now that the logistics have all been handled it is time to dive back into the winemaking. Blending is officially here and we need to make sure the remaining 2021 wines in barrel are ready for bottling in mid-August. How do we make that happen? Let's do a full rundown of the process. NEW SEGMENT!! 41:05.00 The Wine(d) Up Wine of the Week! This week's shining star hails from Sicily, specifically Tenuta Tascante, is the Tasca Conti D'Almerita Ghiaia Nera. https://www.tascadalmerita.it/en/wines/tenuta-tascante-ghiaia-nera/

There are a whole bunch of things that go into getting a wine from grape to bottle. Most of the time we talk about the winemaking and aging process. Let's talk about the dirty details of LOGISTICS, the real stuff that we do throughout the year gets a grape from our vineyards and turn it into a wine that shows up at your door.

Fresh off of a feisty Memorial Day Weekend at BottleRock (Napa's very own music festival) we are diving into wine, music and what brings them both together.

1:32.00 - Best tip for buying wine in a local wine shop or restaurant? 7:14.00 - How not to miss a wine at its "peak." Recommended aging times vary so much how do you know when is the right time? How do winemakers know when a wine will be ready? 16:38.00 - What is your best tip for increasing your overall enjoyment of wine? 23:23.00 - What is the most overrated wine pairing? 29:23.00 - How does a small wine business stay afloat?

We've discussed many of the things that make small wine business tick but the Wine Club (or allocation list) is arguable the most important of them all.

The ripples of Bud Light's marketing efforts and how it is going to effect not just the beer industry but all industries. Also, in case you didn't know, InBev is not your friend and should not be your baseline for how you feel on social issues. Don't forget, your dollar has more power than you think.

Greetings from Kansas City! Let's dive further into what make wine business succeed, what "move the needle" and keeps us in the black.

3:56.00 - Why stay small? Why not bring on investors and grow? 12:36.00 - What is the hardest thing about the wine business? 22:20.00 - The impact of current events (ie Dylan Mulvany, SVB collapse) 35:10.00 - Wine Industry Technology (or lack thereof)

Sorry y'all, I just don't. But let's get into why.

Back for more after this extra-popular segment of our March Q&A. Let's get into the business side of the wine industry and what makes it tick.

Turns out it is possible to have five Wednesdays in a single month. Crazy right? Well it give me an excuse to dive further into some of the most popular topics from previous episodes so here we go!

1:40.00If a wine is spoiling, turning to vinegar for example as was talked about in episode six, can you fix it?8:52.00How are all the winter storms going to affect the 2023 harvest?14:04.00What is your go-to hangover cure?18:20.00What is the difference betweent natural wine, organic wine and "normal" wine?27:33.00How do you make money in the wine industry?

In this week's live episode we are going to dive into barrel aging and the pitfalls of trying wine before its time. Be sure to tune in during the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6pm PST for our live podcast sessions!www.youtube.com/mtgawines

Listen, I couldn't not stay away from adding my two cents this conversation. On our previous episode we covered a few of the most common wine additives. Now lets dive into an honest discussion on whether or not they are OK to use and whether or not YOU should be concerned about them.

Listen, there is a metric TON of thing that winemakers have at their disposal to make their wines. Let's dive into a few of the most popular ones. Resources: Austria Wine Scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Austrian_diethylene_glycol_wine_scandal Enartis (a winemaker's shop for additives) https://shop-usa.enartis.com/winemaking-products Velcorin (aka DMDC) https://lanxess.com/en/Products-and-Solutions/Brands/Velcorin 2015 EFSA Study on DMDC https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4319

Our monthly Q&A session where I choose a few of my favorite questions from the last month to tackle. Want to submit a question for next month's session? Leave them in the comments! Q1 - 2:26.00 - Why French Oak Barrels Q2 - 9:06.00 - How do you get other flavors into wine? Q3 - 17:46.00 - Why is there such a price difference between Napa wines and other California wines? Resources - www.napavintners.com CDFA 2023 Grape Crush Report (googlize it, the link is messy)

Wine Ratings. Are they good? Are they bad? Are they ugly? Despite their waning influence they still are a baseline for many. Here is an inside take based on my own sales and marketing experience. For any of those I mention I mean no ill will, however ratings are dumb. :)

Picking up right where we left off in Episode One! This week's Wine(d) Up podcast dives into the aging process. Oak barrels? Stainless steel? Concrete or Clay? So many options! Let's dive into the details and see where wines go once the harvest action as slowed down.

Episode One dives into a top-line overview of the winemaking process from the fermentation to the start of aging. In this episode we tackle some of the stylistic considerations and judgment calls that we as winemakers get to make as we begin to make a wine. LINKSWine Folly - How Red Wine Is Made https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/how-is-red-wine-made/ Australian Wine Institute - Yeast Assimilable Nitrogen (YAN) https://www.awri.com.au/industry_support/winemaking_resources/wine_fermentation/yan/ Wine Folly - The Bottom Line on Sulfites in Wine https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/sulfites-in-wine/

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