Rick Moshin on Gravity Flow Winemaking and Pinot Noir

by Rick Moshin
While far from a new practice, gravity flow winemaking seems to have experienced a resurgence over the last decade or so in the United States. Before pumps and power, the most efficient way to move wine from vessel to vessel was to use the natural force of gravity and a nice slope. You [...]

Dr. Tom Rice on Soil Science in the Vineyard

by Thomas J. Rice, Ph.D
Would you build a house without first having a plan and knowing the kinds of construction materials you would use? When vineyard managers plant rootstocks, choose grapevine scions, and implement a vineyard management system without thoroughly understanding the soils in which these plant materials will grow, they do much the same [...]

Geek: Malvasia Bianca’s DNA

Author of the immortal phrase “In wine there is truth” and one of the earliest writers to describe grape cultivation and winemaking practices as well as the concept of terroir, Pliny the Elder appears to have appreciated the floral loveliness of wines produced from Malvasia grapes. Although he may not call them “Malvasia,” Pliny gives [...]