Winemaker's Academy Podcast

Winemaker's Academy Podcast


Latest Episodes

Using Inert Gases in Winemaking – WMA029
May 04, 2015

How to make a better bottle of wine.

Stopping a Wine Fermentation – WMA028
February 04, 2015

Stopping a Wine Fermentation Is it possible to stop a fermentation by adding sorbate or sulfites or both? This is a common question I get from wine makers. - While it is possible to do it can be tough.

Basic Wine Chemistry – WMA027
January 16, 2015

How to Make a Better Bottle of Wine

Evaluating Your Own Wines – WMA026
January 01, 2015

How to Make a Better Bottle of Wine

Interview with Winemaker Paul Bonacquisti - WMA025
December 10, 2014

How to Make a Better Bottle of Wine

How Sparkling Wine is Made - WMA024
November 20, 2014

How Sparkling Wine is Made Sparkling wines are an amazing product of fermentation. They must be made with utmost care not only for the sake of the wine but also for the well being of the wine maker. -

Tasting Wine with the Wine Curmudgeon - WMA023
November 05, 2014

Tasting Wine with the Wine Curmudgeon As winemaker's we're always concerned with how our wines taste and whether or not there was anything we could do to improve upon them. To help us understand how to better taste our wines we have Jeff Siegel, the Wine

Are Sulfites Necessary in Wine? - WMA022
October 24, 2014

Are sulfites really necessary to make wine? The debate over whether or not we really need sulfites has been heated in the last few years. There is a growing population of winemakers that believe you just don't need them and shouldn't use them. There are a

Wine Grape Chemistry - WMA021
October 09, 2014

Wine Grape Chemistry Grapes are complex little things. If we're to make great wine from them then we're going to need to have a good understanding of the chemistry that makes them what they are. That's the topic for this Winemaker's Academy episode. This

How and When to Use Sulfites - WMA020
September 17, 2014

Adding Sulfites to Wine Sulfites are a great tool for protecting wines. They can help ensure stability at the start of the wine making process as well as help wines keep for years in the barrel or bottle. The key to sulfites is understanding that it is