Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW) by vineyardjim With no restrictions on varieties, regions, winemaking etc, the New Zealand industry has flourished due to a global market thirsty for our Sauvignon Blanc. While this has been great in … Uncategorised | Wednesday 20th January 2021
International labelling GIs by vineyardjim In the old world, the region is often the only thing eluding to the style of wine in the bottle, Champagne for instance. The European system has many layers, starting … Uncategorised | Wednesday 20th January 2021
Post 7 by anbrew12 International Labelling and GI laws Did you know a popular theory links the term to the early 20th century when “G.I.” was stamped on military trash cans and buckets. The … Uncategorised | Monday 14th December 2020
Post 6 by anbrew12 Packaging and Logistics You Know after many years in the wine industry one of my most satisfying jobs has always been loading in bulk, mostly Flexi tankers and I.S.O’S. There … CCO410 | Sunday 13th December 2020
POST 4 by anbrew12 Sulphides Often heard the term “thiols” before? Well, there are a couple of types of volatile thiol compounds or commonly known as “sulphur compounds”. The ones produced during fermentation are … CCO410 | Sunday 13th December 2020
Post 3 Wine Filtration by anbrew12 Why on earth would a winemaker filter a beautiful bouquet filled wine down to less than 0.45 microns and risk removing some of those compounds which ultimately are the building … CCO410 | Sunday 13th December 2020
Post 2 by anbrew12 NZ wine labelling and GI Laws One of the most overlooked positions in the wine industry in my humble opinion is the department or winemaker that deals with the labeling … CCO410 | Sunday 13th December 2020
Post 5 by anbrew12 Bottling So.. You have finally finished the wine and now it’s time to send it out Phew!, but If you do not have that state-of-the-art bottling and packaging plant right … CCO410 | Sunday 13th December 2020
VISIT TO WINEWORKS by emma Our visit to Wineworks was interesting and amazing to see how fast and efficient they are able to bottle wine! On a good day Wineworks can produce 54 000 cases … CCO410 | Sunday 13th December 2020
Gas in wine by cwhyte First day back for my block course at NMIT. This time its wine finishing and analysis. Today we were in the sensory room at NMIT looking at gases in wine. … CCO410 | Friday 11th December 2020
Smelly Wine, smelly wine what are they feeding you by emma In friends Phoebe sings about smelly cat, smelly cat most episodes but have you ever heard of someone singing about smelly wine?? The smell of rotten eggs can really put … CCO410 | Friday 11th December 2020
Plate/Pad Filtration by emma In class we had the chance to put a red wine through the worlds tiniest pad/plate filtration system. The filtration unit can be used for either juice or wine. Pads … CCO410 | Thursday 10th December 2020
Appellation Marlborough by emma Protecting the integrity of Marlborough sauvignon blanc, a group of very talented wine producers in the Marlborough region have come together to launch the Appellation Marlborough Wine (ANW) in order … CCO410 | Thursday 10th December 2020
Filtration by samr21 We filter to clarify and reduce turbidty, to remove micro-organisms, yeast and bacteria. We use it to stabilise wine and to remove unwanted colour or flavour. Filtration is mostly used … CCO410 | Sunday 8th November 2020
Oxygen and CO2 by samr21 Dissolved oxygen is the concentration of oxygen molecules in a liquid. Oxidation in wine can be good or bad. It depends on wine style, variety and winemaking technique The good … CCO410 | Sunday 8th November 2020
