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Gerald and Michael Malat of Weingut Malat in the Kremstal in Austria describe Grüner Veltliner each from their own point of view. Filmed in Austria and Chicago. See all of our videos with Dai Crisp of Lumos Wines here: Subscribe to Ask a Winemaker for hundreds more wine videos: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=askawinemaker Have a question for a

Foods&Wines from Spain and the ICEX Office in Warsaw organized the following Degusta España seminar: • Cardiology in Spanish • Michał Stykowski, the only Spanish Wine Scholar in Poland Michał Stykowski is a sommelier and member of the Polish Sommelier Association. He works at wine company Wine rePublic, runs an event agency and is a

One of the world’s greatest red wines is Barolo, made from Nebbiolo grapes in Piedmont. Learn about the region and the wine with Bruce Sanderson and Alessandro Ceretto.

Watch the spring growing season unfold at Jordan Winery in the Alexander Valley with this wine documentary. It’s a beautiful snapshot into the vividly colored seasons in California. Spring is one of the best times to visit Sonoma because the weather is nice, the vineyards are just coming back to life and there are less

What is the ideal temperature for fermentation of grapes into wine? Winemaker Fred Scherrer talks in detail about how he handles the energy that is created as yeasts eat sugar and create alcohol. This is intended to be helpful to all winemakers, but is part of our home winemaking series. See our growing list of

Tom Lennon demonstrates the finer points of both of tasting wine and escaping your unseen captors. Watch full episodes of @midnight now — no login required: http://on.cc.com/17MOT5T @midnight with Chris Hardwick airs Monday through Wednesday at 11:30/10:30c and Thursday at 12a/11c on Comedy Central. Catch the series finale Friday at 12a/11c.

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Assistant Winemaker Maggie Kruse discusses how Jordan winemakers approach bottling wine, including quality control measures with tastings, glass, cork, labels and capsules, as well as key steps in the process for how wine is bottled. Read more at http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2010/07/sending-our-children-off-to-college-aka-bottling.

What is malic acid? Winemaker Ken Pahlow of Walter Scott Wines describes malic acidity in wine grapes and how it carries over into finished wines. Paradoxically, he describes how grapes with high malic acid may actually need to have acid added in the winery. See all of our videos with Ken Pahlow of Walter Scott

About a mile off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., a sunken treasure of wine is aging under the waves, gently rocked and chilled by the ocean currents. Correspondent Ben Tracy talks with Emanuele Azzaretto, co-founder of Ocean Fathoms, about laying down fine wines in the murky depths, where bottles retain their bouquet – and

Everything old is new again with these ancient –and tasty!– white varietals from Campania in Italy: Falanghina, Greco di Tufo and Fiano di Avellino. Learn their history, styles and pronunciation from a master, Lucio Berardino of Terredora.

Our soil mapping study of Jordan estate vineyard blocks uses the latest research and technology. Rows are now micro-farmed by soil type, texture and water-holding capacity. Irrigation, cover crops, thinning and other farming practices change within a single acre and even within a single row. Full blog post: http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2010/10/soil-mapping-video-precision-farming-with-technology/.

Why is sugar added to grapes in winemaking? John Paul of Cameron Winery talks in detail about Chaptalization in part 1 of 2 of this series. Specifically, John explores sucrose production in the leaves and how enzymes in the plant hydrolyze that sugar into glucose and fructose. Thumbnail Credit: Olivia Schelly Watch Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmaf_o14bAs

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Bright, crisp and refreshing, roses are perfect for summer drinking. But why is Provence perfect for rose and how are the wines made? Get to the heart of the matter with a trio of wine people from Provence.

When bottling a smooth wine like the 2015 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, we had to take it despacito. Hope you enjoy our Despacito parody music video spoof on the biggest hit song of summer 2017. Watch more videos from Jordan at http://www.jordanwinery.com/videos. Compare the original video and the spoof at http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2017/07/despacito-embotellado-official-wine-music-video-parody/.

Winemaker Fred Scherrer discusses reductive winemaking and defines lees in response to questions from Jessica Bell of the MidWest Wine School. Jessica teaches WSET certification courses in the Midwest. Sound and video quality has increased dramatically at Ask a Winemaker, but we love these old “library” offerings that show were we started. Please check out

Check, Please! Bay Area host Leslie Sbrocco shares her tips about wines in cans in episode 14 of Season 13. Watch episodes of Check, Please! Bay Area and get more wine and beverage tips at: http://kqed.org/checkplease

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Jordan Winery’s Claire Smith gives advice on aging, buying, and serving large-format wine bottles in Sonoma County, California. Blog includes infographic with an easy serving quantity conversions guide: http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2017/05/guide-for-aging-buying-and-serving-large-format-wine-bottles-with-infographic-and-video-tips/.