How to use this blog

Submitted by Clark Smith on Sun, 04/27/2008 - 12:00am

This blog consists of pieces on various wine technology topics. These are sorted into Categories: Postmodern Winemaking, Natural Winemaking, Terroir, Alcohol Adjustment, Social Responsibility, and so forth. The Search function will bring up titles discussing your keyword: sulfites, micro-oxygenation, chips, allergens, fining, and reverse osmosis are rich in content. I also recommend the Postmodern Winemaking Calendar Mandala or the the Postmodern Winemaking Glossary which ties all the concepts of postmodern winemaking together.

Minerality discussion

Submitted by Clark Smith on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 7:05am

I'm hosting a pretty thorough discussion on minerality at wine.woot this week. Recommended reading.

Interactive Forum at Vino Exchange

Submitted by pmwine on Mon, 11/17/2008 - 12:00am

I am on the hot seat this week for Pamela Heiligenthal’s forum called Vino Exchange at Enobytes.com.

Regional Diversity in Petite Sirah

Submitted by Clark Smith on Thu, 11/13/2008 - 1:46am

Now that I have sold off the high tech service business, I get to have true fun tasting through and characterizing the AVAs of North America for AppellationAmerica.com, my new day job. I recently worked closely with the folks at PS I Love You and in particular with Petite Sirah guru Robert Brittan to tease out the true nature of this awesome New World varietal.

Petite Sirah Unmasked

Submitted by Clark Smith on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 3:14am

I apologize to those of you bored backwards out of your underpants with the previous technical discussion. Lest you imagine I spend all of my time on such technical matters, please check out my recent posts at Appellation America concerning Petite Sirah.

What is Reduction?

Submitted by Clark Smith on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 3:33pm

A friend asked me to summarize what's meant by this term. Since winelovers are a lot more familiar with oxidation, I could simply say that to chemists, reduction is its opposite. Reductive strength is just a synonym for anti-oxidative power.

Blending for Quality or Pandering?

Submitted by Clark Smith on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 5:39pm

Yeast Inoculation – Threat or Menace?

Submitted by Clark Smith on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 6:13pm

Pinot = Syrah?

Submitted by Clark Smith on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 1:09pm

In Dan Berger's latest Vintage Experiences he relates a conversation with a fellow judge, and East Coast Burgundy junkie, who indicated concern about California Pinot Noir and the current fad to blend these with 24% Syrah to obtain more color at the expense of covering up nuance. I was with him all the way until he stepped off the cliff of absolutism: "Color in Pinot Noir ought to be pale, not black. If you see a black Pinot, something is wrong."

Appellation panic

Submitted by Clark Smith on Wed, 12/05/2007 - 2:52pm

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