Spring came late to both Eastern Washington and the Sierra Foothills where I source my grapes. During the unseasonably cool spring, predictions were that harvest of some of the late ripening varietals would stretch well into November. In San Diego while preparing for a late and extended harvest, the sugar and pH of my Washington... View Article

Is has been said in the wine world that if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the precipitate. The crystalline substance you can sometimes find on the bottom of a cork, bottle or wine glass is natural and harmless.