by Bill Koopmans | Oct 1, 2019 | Regions, Wine
Off we go departing Argentina to the next stop on our adventure to learn about wine regions of the world by visiting Chile. You’re probably already enjoying some amazingly affordable gems based on familiar grape varietals from Chile. Read on so you can learn more...
by Bill Koopmans | Sep 1, 2019 | Regions, Wine
Join me as we depart from the US to take our fifth adventure through top producing wine regions of the world in Argentina. This country is certainly known for its wines because it ranks fifth in the world. As a part of ordinary life in Argentina, you’ll see a bottle...
by Bill Koopmans | Aug 1, 2019 | Regions, Wine
In the fourth chapter of my blog series, I invite you to join me on a tour of the top producing wine regions of the world, next being the United States (US). When you’re thinking of wine regions in the US, you’ll no doubt recognize the top regions California’s...
by Bill Koopmans | Jul 1, 2019 | Regions, Wine
Continuing our adventure through wine regions of the world, we travel from France to its neighbour to the south, Spain. Here we’ll see warmer climates. Spain ranks third in world wine production at 14.5 %. The Spanish wine world has two distinct branches. The...
by Bill Koopmans | Jun 1, 2019 | Regions, Wine
In the second chapter of this blog series, I invite you to join me on a tour of another one of the top producing wine regions of the world – France. Come with me as we travel from Italy to the second largest wine producer in the world. Weighing in at 16.5%, over...
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 and the...
by Bill Koopmans | Apr 1, 2019 | Crafting, Wine
Bottling your wine is quick and easy. It involves bringing 31 clean bottles, then sanitizing, filling, corking, shrink capping and labeling them. Booking an AppointmentWhen your wine is ready, one of our staff will call and book an appointment for you to come in if...
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. We’re...
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...
