The white Timorasso grape of Piedmont in Italy was almost extinct in 1987. Today its wine is making a deserved comeback, with ...

Vicki Denig is a wine and travel journalist who ... which results in only the grapes being fermented. Including whole clusters in fermentation isn’t always all or nothing.

Grasp each grape cluster gently and snip it off the vine ... tablets used for sterilization in winemaking and brewing), and ...

Then, whole bunches of grapes are added ... Washington wineries Valo Wines and Massalto Wine, makes full- and semi-carbonic, whole-cluster wines with Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Tempranillo ...

Stem inclusion can add more tannins and structure to the finished wine, but can also impart additional flavors. If the clusters are picked early in ... Destemming: The process of removing the grape ...

Mature: The stage at which the wine will not gain any additional complexity with ... Also known as "hens and chicks," millerandage is an irregular fruit set in which the berries on a grape cluster are ...

Grape growers are in a particularly unique situation. Declining demand for wine and an increase in imported wine means there’s a glut of grapes this year, and it’s so bad there’s a surge in ...

co-owner and winemaker at boutique Washington wineries Valo Wines and Massalto Wine, makes full- and semi-carbonic, ...