Category: Wine Faults

Overdoing Ripeness

During the past twenty years “Physiological Ripeness” has become a catchword among many California winemakers.  The idea is that all components of the grape, including stems, pips, skins and pulp should reach full ripeness before the grapes are picked.  But instead of producing better wines, the practice of waiting for physiological ripeness may have created […]

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More Wine News

This just doesn’t smell right—Ever been given a glass of wine that was off but you weren’t able to say what the problem was?  Well, join the club.  To help us navigate the world of wine faults, Wine-searcher.com gives us a list of A-Z wine faults.  Don’t worry, there’s only one fault per letter, so […]

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