Month: December 2021

It’s time to put your arts-and-crafts skills to work in the wine cellar! Make your own one-of-a-kind glassware with this guide to upcycling used wine bottles. (Advanced level: Try turning them into candles!) Explore Wine Spectator’s free newsletters: https://winesp.ec/3sJaXZ8 Introductory offer: Subscribe to Wine Spectator for just $12! https://winesp.ec/2JTLzy1

Scenes from the October 16 morning harvest of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from Munselle Vineyards in Alexander Valley. All of the grapes harvested for Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon are picked when our Winemaker Rob Davis believes the flavors are ideal for making a beautifully balanced, elegant, silky wine. Follow these grapes from the vine to the winery

What is Natural Wine? John Paul of Cameron Winery in Oregon talks about the trend with a focus on eliminating sediment. John Paul of Cameron Winery produces wines in Oregon from, among others, his “Clos Electrique” vineyard site. We filmed with John Paul at Storyteller Wine Company in Portland and at the winery. See all

Learn how to taste acidity in wine by developing your palate. I added lemon juice to red wine and compared it to a control wine which was a Syrah from Sicily. This experiment focuses on the wine characteristic of acidity. Materials for the experiment: Dry red wine Juice of 1/2 a lemon Add the lemon

Jordan Winery Associate Winemaker Maggie Kruse discusses how wine corks are made. This video shows the cork tree bark–what wine corks are made of– and explains cork harvesting from the forests in Portugal and the quality control steps that are taken to ensure each bottle of Jordan wine has the best closure possible. Learn how

Preparation 500 is manure that is buried in a cow’s horn for six months and then added to biodynamic sprays and compost. It is one of the key additions in biodynamic farming and in this video Tuscan Winemaker Sean O’Callaghan of Riecine describes how he makes and uses Prearation 500 on his vineyard in La

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This master of Sonoma Pinot Noir skillfully blends California and French techniques. Senior editor Kim Marcus, who reviewed the wine, explains why it’s Wine Spectator’s No. 2 Wine of 2019. More Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of the Year content: https://top100.winespectator.com/ Explore Wine Spectator’s free newsletters: http://winesp.ec/3nxPCOU Introductory offer: Subscribe to Wine Spectator for just

Was 2013 a Good Year for California Wine? 2013 wines shocked us with their incredible concentration of flavors. We never expected back-to-back stellar vintages like 2012 and 2013. Watch this 2013 vintage harvest report from Jordan Winery in Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California, offering an inside look at the 2013 growing season, yields and overall

How do you start the fermentation of grapes to make wine? Winemaker Fred Scherrer talks in detail about how native and commercial yeasts interact in the fermenter. This is part of a series of questions we asked Fred intended for home winemakers and professionals alike. See our growing list of questions related to home wine

This is course number 1 Part 3 of the Julien’s 3.5 minute wine course so we are going to start from the beginning, how to taste wine properly, or at least better. This is more intended to people that are relatively new to wine, but I think if you are already a wine connoisseur, you