Tannin Additions in Red Hybrid Wines
Tannin is to red wine what acidity is to whites: a backbone. Without either, it is difficult to make a balanced wine. This is one of the first principles I learned about winemaking (from...
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Inside Look at Missouri Wine Tech Group
On May 15th, the Missouri Wine Technical Group held a Norton Workshop. The workshop was an opportunity for winemakers from across Missouri and the Midwest to share information about Norton winemaking in a formal,...
Missouri’s Les Bourgeois Vineyards Profile
In 1974, Curtis and Martha Bourgeois bought a fifteen acre property on which Stephen, the fourth and youngest son, planted the first vines. When these three acres of Chambourcin grapes produced a 5 ton...