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Ten ways to define a “cool climate” wine region

Erika Szymanski
Features
6 min read
How do you define a “cool climate” wine region? According to the folk behind this year's International Cool Climate Wine Symposium, the distinguishing characteristic is how much sleep the winemaker gets. Warm climate = easy winemaking (lots of sleep) = bad. Cool climate = difficult winemaking (less sleep) = good.

Six Rosés to Try This Summer

Becky Sue Epstein
Feature Stories
7 min read
If there’s one style of wine we can’t get enough of in summer it’s rosé. We love it as a sparkling or still wine, in wineglasses at home or on a picnic, or even in plastic (slight wince) at the pool or the beach. Pink = fun Why? The color

Making Wine: The Use of Enzymes in Modern Winemaking

Geoffrey Moss
Feature Stories
4 min read
Enzymes are a natural and fundamental element of the winemaking process.  Nowadays, they are also a commercial product found in many wineries, another utility in a winemaker’s toolkit.  They have the potential to make more extracted and more aromatic wines and to accelerate the winemaking process.  They also have the