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Our vineyard manager discusses the process of vineyard shoot thinning (suckering) in the spring. The number of grapevine shoots removed is based on the quantity of fruit the viticulture team wants each vine to yield and desired air flow in the vine canopy to combat disease. http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2010/06/suckering-rainy-spring-means-extensive-grapevine-shoot-removal/.

Fred Scherrer explains how Sulfur is burned inside wine barrels to produce Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) to preserve empty wine barrels and avoid spoilage. Have a winemaking question? Post it in the comments and we will try to answer it for you. Watch all of our videos on the role of Sulfur in wine including interviews

Master Sommelier Laura Maniec’s Introduction to Wine Tasting Class is perfect for new wine lovers looking to understand their palate. Learn how to taste wine like a professional. In this short class, Laura brings you back to the basics of wine tasting, introducing viewers to concepts like how to “nose” a glass of wine, how

Tignanello is one of Tuscany’s most important wines. With this blend of Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon, Piero Antinori reached a new level of quality. Join James Suckling and Piero as they discuss Tignanello and taste the stunning 2004.

Natural Wine is a term widely used but rarely defined. Frank Cornelissen, growing and venting on Mount Etna in Sicily offers his definition of the term and insists that it goes beyond simply not using sulfites in the cellar. This is part one of 2 in our series. Watch part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnpRZAm0USQ&list=PLddUmDhg4G_J8ee7_bIqp8ynkfDYYo8nt&index=18 Ask a Winemaker

Jordan Winery’s baker extraordinaire, Cristina Valencia, offers tips and secrets for making the perfect homemade pizza dough crust with a full video demonstration. View the complete recipe on our website: http://bit.ly/1OE0IKL

John Niven of Niven Family Wine Estates explains why Edna Valley is unique. For those in the know, California’s Edna Valley on the Central Coast just south of San Luis Obispo is a hotspot for some very cool wines. Jack Niven pioneered the region when he first planted the historic Paragon Vineyard here in 1973.

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Watch winemakers demonstrate how to use an ah-so wine opener for older vintages. This two prong wine opener is the preferred way to open a bottle of wine once it’s more than 10 years old.

What is Nerello Mascalese? Winemaker Frank Corelissen describes Nerello Mascalese, the red grape that Sicily is famous for. He describes it as a blend of a Pinot Noir from the Hautes Cotes de Nuit and a Barolo. Frank sate down with Ask a Winemaker in Chicago at Red and White in 2013. See Frank’s description

Gerald Morgan Jr, Sommelier at Simplified Wine shows you how to order taste wine so you don’t look like an idiot. http://simplifiedwine.com Reviving the lost art of manliness with a manly video every Friday. Home Follow us! http://facebook.com/artofmanliness Tweets by artofmanliness http://instagram.com/artofmanliness http://google.com/+artofmanliness

We stopped in at New York’s Bedford Cheese Shop for a quick tutorial from cheesemonger Cat Pickei on how to properly cut and present soft, firm and hard cheeses. Introductory offer: Subscribe to Wine Spectator for just $12! https://winesp.ec/2JTLzy1 Explore Wine Spectator’s free newsletters: https://winesp.ec/3kKrM1w Find more Wine Spectator cheese coverage: https://www.winespectator.com/tags/cheese

Have you ever wondered what happens inside a wine barrel? Watch the winemaking process of batonnage (the stirring of the Chardonnay lees) inside a wine barrel at Jordan Winery, as demonstrated in this wine education video. This special barrel was created to show Tour & Tasting guests the important winemaking art of batonnage perfomed during

Grape vines in Burgundy see far less sunshine than their counterparts in Oregon and Sonoma simply because of how far north they sit. Winemaker Alex Gambal explains the differences in the angle of the sunlight and the amount of sunlight that each region receives over the course of the summer. In many ways, this is

We went to the 1st International Wine Meeting and Tasting to ask some wine critics what they think about Portuguese Wines (subtitles in Portuguese). Aproveitamos o 1º Encontro e Prova Internacional de Vinho para perguntar a jornalistas e críticos o que pensam dos vinhos portugueses (legendas em português).

In any restaurant, wine service can make or break the dining experience. Whether you’re a guest, a waiter or a sommelier, you’ll get the inside scoop on the key aspects of wine service from wine directors at Wine Spectator award-winning restaurants. Introductory offer: Subscribe to Wine Spectator for just $12! https://winesp.ec/2JTLzy1 Explore Wine Spectator’s free

On Pronouncing the 10 Cru Beaujolais : French born turned Chilean Winemaker Louis-Antoine Luyt helps us with an informative and quirky listen on the correct ways to say – Chénas – Chiroubles – Cote de Brouilly – Fleurie – Juliénas – Morgon – Moulin à Vent – Régnié – Saint Amour Ask a Winemaker filmed

Learn how to assemble a charcuterie platter for your next dinner party with this charcuterie board making video by Jordan Winery’s chef. We hope these charcuterie board images inspire you to make your own platter at home. Get more charcuterie platter tips on our blog: https://winecountrytable.com/eat-drink/chefs-tips/what-is-a-charcuterie-board. Become a Jordan Estate Rewards Silver member and enjoy

HOW TO TASTE WINE LIKE A PRO // WINE BASICS // Join us at Virgin Wines as we share how to taste, store and get the very best from the fantastic range of wines we have to offer. In this part of our Youtube Wine Basics series Dave Roberts & Andrew Baker show us how

How can you taste red wine like a pro? Why should you swirl? What flavors should you look for? Get the answers to these questions and more, from Wine Spectator. Introductory offer: Subscribe to Wine Spectator for just $12! https://winesp.ec/2JTLzy1 Explore Wine Spectator’s free newsletters: http://newsletters.winespectator.com/

Jordan Winery’s baker extraordinaire, Cristina Valencia, returns to show tips and techniques for making the perfect chocolate truffle. Cristina teaches you how to make three different kinds of truffles using one simple recipe. View the complete recipe on our blog: http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2013/02/how-to-make-chocolate-truffles-video-demonstration-and-recipe/

Whole cluster fermentation refers to putting the entire cluster of grapes, stems, stalks and all, into the fermenting tank. Todd Hamina in Oregon likes to use the technique because it reduces the damage to the grapes that can happen with grapes are destemmed. Watch our entire collection of videos with Todd Hamina: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_KhloZrUThDwv10P5ItBXqs Biggio Hamina

Wine has a very specific jargon. When starting out, it’s important to understand the meaning of these 9 words. Want to learn about wine? Get our free Wine 101 book: The Essentials Basics of wine. Just head over to https://intovino.com/wine-101-free-book/ to get your book now

The Veneto Primer continues with a focus on Valpolicella, which is the name of a sub-region and its wine. What’s the difference between basic Valpolicella and Superiore? What is Ripasso? Get the answers from Marilisa Allegrini.

How do Sommeliers learn to taste wine? Rajat Parr, who oversees the wine program of the Michael Mina restaurant group and now makes wines at Sandhi Wines, explains how he learned. He adds that with study, blind tasting is “actually fairly easy” when wines are presented in their classic form. Filmed at the International Pinot

Learn how wine barrels are made for oak aging with a hands-on demonstration by Nadalie Cooperage in Napa Valley. Watch coopers, or barrel makers, in action making wine barrels by hand, from bending wood staves to toasting barrels. https://blog.jordanwinery.com/2011/04/the-art-of-old-world-winemaking-how-to-make-a-wine-barrel-video/

http://betterbook.com/wine Expert sommelier and wine educator Marnie Old demonstrates how to evaluate wine using four senses–sight, smell, taste, and texture. Learn how to detect dryness vs. sweetness, fruit flavors vs. oak flavors, and qualities like acidity and body. This video is an excerpt from iPad/iPhone book “Wine Simplified.” For more tips and tricks to navigating

Pitcher Tom Seaver led the underdog NY Mets to a miraculous ’69 World Series championship. Since then, he’s caught winemaking fever and has traded the baseball diamond for a vineyard home on Diamond Mountain, where some of Napa’s best Cab grows.

Jordan Winery’s baker extraordinaire, Cristina Valencia, returns to show tips and techniques for baking the perfect pie crust from scratch. View the complete pie dough crust recipe, including pie filling, on our website: https://www.jordanwinery.com/culinary/recipes/wine-country-flaky-apple-pie. Don’t forget: This pie will taste sweeter if you start the meal with a bottle of food-friendly wine: https://www.jordanwinery.com/shop. This flaky

Malolactic Fermentation is the conversion of Malic acid to Lactic acid in wines, but that is not all that is happening. Fred Scherrer of the Scherrer Winery gave us a detailed description of this process. Filmed with Fred Scherrer at the winery in California and City Winery Chicago. See all of our videos with Fred