by Bill Koopmans | May 1, 2019 | Regions, Wine
In the first chapter of my new blog series, I invite you to join me on a tour of the top producing wine regions of the world, starting with Italy. I wish to thank Wikipedia for this world map showing the main wine regions of the world. It’s circa 2009...
by Bill Koopmans | Apr 1, 2019 | Crafting, Wine
Bottling your wine is quick and easy. It involves bringing 31 clean wine bottles, then sanitizing, filling, corking, shrink capping and labeling them. Booking an Appointment When your wine is ready, one of our staff will call and book an appointment for...
by Bill Koopmans | Mar 1, 2019 | Crafting, Wine
Filtering captures particles in your wine and it’s done 1-2 weeks after fining. Since fining, the wine has been sitting on the second shelf in the front row where we’ve been constantly watching as fermentation stops and clearing proceeds....
by Bill Koopmans | Feb 1, 2019 | Crafting, Wine
Fining is the process of adding an organic agent to your wine creating a bond with suspended particles to make them easier to filter out of the wine. It takes place sometime between 1 and 5 weeks after racking, depending on the kit. Your wine is in secondary...
by Bill Koopmans | Jan 1, 2019 | Crafting, Wine
What does racking your wine mean? Racking or siphoning your wine is done to remove solids that have settled in the bottom of the Primary Fermenter. In my first blog about the winemaking process, I took you through step 1 – starting fermentation. Primary...
by Bill Koopmans | Nov 1, 2018 | Crafting, Wine
You’ve chosen the wine you want to craft and now you’re going to begin the fermentation process. Don’t worry – it isn’t difficult at all and our very experienced staff will help you through the process. Preparation We start by preparing our...
