by NovaCadamatre | May 2, 2016 | Winemaking
To press or not to press? That is NOT the question. Rarely does anything in winemaking have an absolute however pressing is one of the few. Grapes must be pressed at some point in the process to release the juice or wine. However, even though grapes must eventually be...
by NovaCadamatre | Mar 7, 2016 | Travel, Winemaking
It’s been a week since I returned from China after flying over to check on my wine there. This trip was much faster than my previous trip and I packed quite a bit more into the 8 days that I spent there. My first three days were spent in Beijing,...
by NovaCadamatre | Jan 4, 2016 | Musings, Viticulture, Winemaking
The subject of natural wines is a very subjective one. Who defines what “natural” means? One winemaker’s “natural” wine is another winemaker’s concocted swill all depending on where one stands on the strictness of what...
by NovaCadamatre | Dec 7, 2015 | Winemaking
I’ve been thinking a lot about crystals lately, specifically Tartrate Crystals. These are the fine, sand-like crystals you may find in the bottom of your glass after emptying the bottle into it, particularly in white wines. In reds they are commonly found in...
by NovaCadamatre | Sep 28, 2015 | Winemaking
I have a confession to make publicly. I am a Yeast Wrangler. In every fermentation, every harvest, I try to get inside the minds of these tiny fungi and discern what they want to eat, how they would like to be treated, and what temperature they would like their...
by NovaCadamatre | Sep 14, 2015 | Vintage Notes, Winemaking
These past two weeks have been quite hot and dry for this area. Highs around 90 and very few cool nights. We just had rain over the weekend but I can’t speculate how much as of yet. Fall showed up yesterday bringing cloudy skies and blustery winds....
