WSET Level 2 | Grape Skills

Oct 3, 20222 min read

What is alcoholic fermentation and why is it so important?

During fermentation, yeast cells convert sugar into alcohol - this is basic knowledge from chemistry lessons and also one of the first...

Mar 23, 20222 min read

Winter in the Winery - Part Two: Cellar

In the last blog post, you learned that winter is by no means a boring time at a winery. In the vineyard, pruning is on the agenda, a...

Mar 9, 20222 min read

Winter in the Winery - Part One: Vineyard

When do winemakers actually go on holiday? Sure, autumn is out of the question - the grape harvest is the largest work peak in...

Dec 24, 20211 min read

Icewine: a legend among sweet wines!

We are just before Christmas, and there has just been the cold weather in Germany that is necessary for the ice wine harvest. Wineries...

Dec 15, 20211 min read

Physiological Ripeness in the Grapes

💡 When it comes to the perfect harvest time, sugar & acidity are not the only criteria - PHYSIOLOGICAL RIPENESS of the grapes is at...

Oct 6, 20213 min read

Garnacha

In this blog post, we look at one of the most important red wine grapes in the world: Grenache - still number 5 in the worldwide ranking...

Sep 7, 20212 min read

STUDY TRIP TO THE LOIRE

Recently, Grape Skills founder Cynthia was on the road at the Loire. A highlight of the study tour: The appellation Touraine-Chenonceaux....