The effect of various agrotechnical practices and products on the quality of grapes
In recent years, the issue of climate change on Earth has become more and more urgent. One of the areas most notably affected by these changes is, of course, agriculture, and wine industry in particular.
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Winemaking business in Russia
I was recently approached by a correspondent from a business publication, who asked me to answer a number of questions regarding the winemaking business in Russia. Due to the fact that we had a limit on the number of characters, I decided to publish the complete version of my responses.
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THESIS “Brettanomyces in Wine, a Fault or Not?”
Brettanomyces (or Brett) in wine is a topical problem nowadays because of its obscure nature, the rapid spread throughout the wine world and various opinions on this subject. Generally speaking, nowadays there are three major groups of wine experts who have ever dealt with Brettanomyces.
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The bulk shipping of wine versus bottling at source
The first thing to be mentioned is that until January 2017, when talking about “bulk” we refer to wines sold in containers above 2 liters, including bag-in-box.
Transport (export) of wine has changed considerably over the ages but a wide variety of different methods, from tanker to a bottle sent by mail, are still used...