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Tag Archives: harvest
What’s the Value of a Viticulturist?
What’s the Value of a Viticulturist? Who better to ask than Fritz Westover, career learner, educator and leader in viticulture education. Graduating from Penn State with a degree in horticulture and an MS in Plant Pathology, he was soon … Continue reading
Viticulture & Enology Internships
Viticulture & Enology Internships Premier Wine Blends recently announced Internship opportunities through Grayson College’s TV Munson Viticulture and Enology Center in Denison, Texas. “Hands-on grape growing and winemaking is the only way to truly learn the art and science of … Continue reading
Let Your Sales Forecast Be Your Guide
Let Your Sales Forecast Be Your Guide What is the difference between these two perspectives? 1. Winery owner produces a wine(s) and needs to sell it to fulfill the sales goal. 2. Winery owner has a sales goal and needs … Continue reading
Nouveau is More Than Beaujolais!
How about bringing a bit of European tradition to your winery this harvest by making a small batch of nouveau wine? When we think of nouveau wine, we often think of Beaujolais. This is not because nouveau wine originated there, … Continue reading
Crush It!
The growing season in most states is in full swing now and you’ll soon need to be ready for harvest and crush. The problem is, it’s like getting prepared after you’ve received the hurricane warning – it IS happening, you … Continue reading
Trailblazer Challenge: Manning Your Isolated Vineyard
A couple of weeks ago, I attended Grape Day at Newsom Vineyards, up west of Lubbock in the Texas Panhandle – pretty much in the middle of nowhere. But it was worth the trip – several great speakers (Dr. Andy … Continue reading
Choose One Business and Produce Positive ROI Faster (Part 2): Grape Growing
In Part 1 of Three Ways to Produce Positive ROI in Half the Time or Less, we discussed the traditional method for building a winery and vineyard from scratch and reviewed cash flow from year 1 through year 10. We … Continue reading
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
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
2011 Southwest Harvest Outlook
It’s no news most of the United States is in the midst of an ongoing heat wave. But how has that affected harvest for the southwest? And what about that late frost that hit much of the south in early … Continue reading