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Gloria Ferrer’s winemaking process, featured on Uncorked

Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards was featured on the television show Uncorked, hosted by Ted Allen. Enjoy this short video following Winemaker Bob Iantosca as he takes Uncorked through the winemaking process, following the traditional méthode champenoise method of producing sparkling wines.
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How Wine is made Clear

People always wonder how wine can be made so clear. If you’re one of those who make their own wine, you will be aware of fermentation through which wine is made but during which bits of debris tend to collate at the bottom of the wine. For winemakers, this factor is purely natural and acceptable as a part of the entire process but consumers prefer their wine clear. They don’t want to...
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Orchid Hill Vineyard: Winemaking in the Vineyard

Victor Brandstetter and winemaker Dan Kleck give a brief history of Orchid Hill Winery, talk about why forcing vines to struggle creates robust wines, explain the reasons for grafting vines onto different rootstocks and why they plant rose bushes in their vineyards.
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The Origins of the American Wine Industry

The winemaking industry has a very long history in the United States and though California is the state which produces the most wine in the United States, the art of winemaking didn’t start there. Europeans which first came to North America found a lot of grapes vines growing throughout the country but they found the quality from these grapes and their resulting wines unsatisfactory. In order...
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What is reductive winemaking and what role do lees play? Fred Scherrer explains.

Winemaker Fred Scherrer discusses reductive winemaking and defines lees in response to questions from Jessica Bell of the MidWest Wine School. Jessica teaches WSET certification courses in the Midwest. AskaWinemaker is a project of Candid Wines. www.candidwines.com. Relevant sites: www.scherrerwinery.com, www.midwestwineschool.com Filmed at C House restuarant in the Affinia Hotel in Chicago....
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Different Types of Grapes for Different Homemade Wines

Though a wide range of options exist, the tendency is that when most people think about making wines, they are usually thinking of making wine with grapes. Having a winery or being a professional winemaker with a large expanse of land isn’t a criterion for making your own wine. You may have some small space and grow your own grapes or simply purchase the grapes. By using an appropriate combination...
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WineMaker

Product DescriptionThis magazine is written for people who want to make their own wine at home. It is edited for both beginners and experts with simple, how-to tips using kits and concentrates to more advanced articles focusing on fresh fruit. Regular columns include Tips from the Pros, Troubleshooting with the Wine Wizard and Variety Focus…. More >> WineMaker
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Grape culture and wine-making in California; a practical manual for the grape-grower and wine-maker

Product DescriptionThis is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We...
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Really Fun Wine eBook

60% affiliate commission. Well above average conversions. Has audio book upsell page. Fun, non wine snob, learn about wine book written by winery owner, winemaker and national wine speaker Mark Adams. Excellent affiliate resource page. Really Fun Wine eBook
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