Whole cluster fermentation” is a common phrase in winemaking. It sounds simple enough, but what exactly does it mean? And how ...

Grapes are grown for many reasons: ornamental, shade arbors, fruit and wine. All of them share one thing in common: grape ...

This allows the grapevine to focus its energy on maturing only the fruit clusters it can handle. An unpruned vine can produce ...

Glowing on the vine like illuminated pink gumdrops, Koshu grapes are a sight to behold. Native to Japan, where the pale pink ...

Grasp each grape cluster gently and snip it off the vine using pruning shears. Be careful not to damage the grapes or the ...

Developed by local physician Dr. Daniel Norton in the 1820s, the tiny Norton grape is the country’s oldest native wine ...

If the clusters are allowed to hang on the vine longer, given time to achieve full polyphenolic ... Destemming: The process of removing the grape berries from the stems once the grapes have been ...

“Whole cluster in winemaking refers to a winemaker’s choice to not destem fruit, meaning that the stem, an herbaceous plant part of the vine which ... in only the grapes being fermented.