Human factor

Wine is a natural product, not a result of scientific work. The ancient Greeks called it ”a gift of gods“. It was the gods who let the vines grow and the grapes mature. And the juice ferments without any human involvement. And when all the sugar is...

Principles of wine production

The quality of grapes presents the greatest potential for wine produced from them, but winemakers are rarely able to convert 100% of the quality of grapes into the wine.FERMENTATION The biochemical process of transforming fresh must into wine is called fermentation. The yeast emanate enzymes...

How Red Wine Is Made

Human skills will always be the key to transforming grapes into a well-made wine, whether the equipment and techniques used are age-old or modern, very simple or highly sophisticated.Once the wine grower has determined the moment when the grapes are as ripe as possible, while retaining sufficient...

How White Wine Is Made

Many factors can influence the more delicate flavours associated with white wines and many wine makers believe that producing a really good white wine presents the ultimate challenge.While the skins of black grapes provide the tannins that give red wine its longevity and are responsible for the...

Production of Rose Wine

With the exception of pink champagne wine, which is prepared by blending white wine with a little red one, all quality rosés are produced by one of three basic methods: ”bleeding“ (color running out), pressing and limited maceration. Real bloody rosé is prepared from...

Whisky / Whiskey

Alcoholic beverage made from grain, yeast and water, which is stored a certain period of time in oak barrels is known as whisky or whiskey in Ireland and the United States. This little spelling difference comes from the time of Gauls – even the original Gaelic name ”uisge beatha“...