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Modern amphorae and oak barrels
Modern amphorae differ considerably from ancient ones. It has similar oxygen transfer rates as barrels and is consequently not only used as fermentation vessels, but can also play a role in wine maturation.
By Charl Theron · 4 min read
Maintaining barrels for longer use
Barrels are an integral part of winemaking due to the extraction of wood flavours and micro-oxygenation during barrel maturation.
By Charl Theron · 3 min read
Microbial strategies for wine ethanol reduction
Introduction
By Debra Rossouw and Florian Bauer · 12 min read
The new generation concrete tanks
The concrete ovum led the innovation of concrete tanks.
By Doronae · 4 min read
Oxygen management during winemaking
PHOTO 1. Excessive oxygen exposure causes the browning of white wines.
By Doronae · 3 min read
The future of barrels and alternative wood products
PHOTO 1. Staves which can be used in barrels or in tanks.
By Doronae · 4 min read
The advantages and disadvantages of oxygen prior to bottling
PHOTO 1. Rackings are a source of oxygen contact.
By Charl Theron · 6 min read
The role of ellagitannins in the oxidative stability of wine
Ellagitannins play an important role in the maturation of white and red wine in barrels, due to their oxidation ability and flavour characteristics.
By Charl Theron · 4 min read
Winetech vine & wine innovation watch: treatment with PEF
Vine & Wine Innovation: Application of short pulses of high electric field strength to destemmed and crushed grapes, musts or wine.
By Karien O'Kennedy · 4 min read
Sulphur dioxide - understanding the complexities
Winemakers know the sulphur dioxide terminologies like free sulphur, total sulphur, molecular sulphur and its anti-oxidative and anti-microbial characteristics, but the links between them are not always very clear.
By Charl Theron · 5 min read
Lipids in white winemaking - the too oft-ignored essential nutrients
It is important for winemakers to understand the factors contributing to lipid deficiency in grape juice and solutions to circumvent this.
By Lethiwe Mbuyane, James Duncan & Benoit Divol · 8 min read
The trend of natural winemaking
When Noah accidentally brought disgrace upon himself, experiencing that the fermentation of grape juice delivers a product that can cause pleasure and a headach
By Charl Theron · 4 min read
