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It’s All About Style! What’s Your Wine Style?

I hear this question from new winemakers and wineries of The Other 46: wine style What is the wine style for my region or AVA? That includes grapes, but also what kind of wine should they make. From a high … Continue reading

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A Case for Micro-Fermentation: Leap From Good To Great (Part 2)

In my previous blog, Accelerate the Style and Quality of Your Wine Exponentially , we talked about The Other 46 having relatively very few years to gather and review historical methods and processes to pass down through the generations, but that … Continue reading

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Accelerate the Style & Quality of Your Wine Exponentially: Micro-Fermentation (Part 1)

As a winery in The Other 46, how do you make the best quality wine consistently year after year?  By that I mean, let’s look at Bordeaux.  The wineries in the Bordeaux region know how to make Bordeaux wine because … Continue reading

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Digging Deep: Unearthing WHY You Really Want To Own A Winery

After many books, articles, classes, and consultations about winery ownership and how to build your own winery, the one important topic I find missing, time and time again, is addressing the WHY.  By that I mean, WHY do you want … Continue reading

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A Case Study: You CAN Start Small

After a great career as a helicopter pilot in the Army, June Ritterbusch landed in Salado, Texas.  Upon evaluating the market and the busy tourist industry that Salado commands, she set her sight on becoming a winery owner in 2003. … Continue reading

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