Methods of Analysis Committee Meeting
Tue, 01/31/2012 - 2:14pm — webmasterThe Methods of Analysis committee will meet on February 29th at Kenwood in Sonoma at 3:00 p.m. Clark Smith will address reevaluating the role of SO2 in winemaking; the importance of molecular SO2 (where it comes from, role in cell death, effectiveness against yeast v Brett, etc.), use of SO2 with high alcohol and/or pH wines, and micro oxidation and SO2.
Multi-Disciplinary Meeting
Tue, 01/31/2012 - 2:08pm — webmasterOur first meeting of the year is a multi-disciplinary meeting that will meet on February 15th at 3:00 p.m. at Trinchero Family Estates in St. Helena.
Annual Meeting June 30 at Miner Family Winery
Tue, 06/21/2011 - 1:39pm — webmasterOur year end meeting will be on Thursday the 30th of June.
Lagunitas Brewery Tour & Tasting
Wed, 06/08/2011 - 2:03pm — webmasterWe will meet in the taproom around 2:30. Guided tour starts at 3pm. We will then follow up with a casual meeting in the taproom afterwards.
Winemaking Committee Meeting Discussion and Tasting of Non Mainstream Varietals
Wed, 05/18/2011 - 10:09am — NitrogenHello Everyone,
Closures: Screwcap versus Cork
Thu, 04/21/2011 - 11:04am — NitrogenHello Everyone,
Time for our fourth meeting of the year. I'll be hosting here at Rodney Strong next Tuesday 4/26/11 at 3PM (see directions below). The topic is screwcap versus cork finished, or alternative closures. We are using 1 3/4" corks, 2" corks coated by the cold block method, plus Diams and screwcaps here at RSWE. Please bring any samples that you'd like to share. I have plenty of stemware, and we'll have a bottle to give away to one lucky attendee.
Enyzmatics Roundtable
Mon, 04/18/2011 - 10:37am — webmasterAt Kenwood Vineyards. Meet outside tasting room.
Ins and outs of enzymatics including: material sources, pricing, equipment, protocols, new methods and sharing tricks of the trade. This has been a very worthwhile session in seasons past and we have had several requests to do it again.
Please RSVP to Nick Wolfe if you plan to attend.
Wine Micro conference debriefing
Fri, 04/01/2011 - 8:25pm — webmasterEveryone is invited to the "2nd International Wine Microbiology Symposium Follow-up Session”
Open Discussion on Organic Winemaking
Thu, 03/24/2011 - 1:24pm — NitrogenCERA Winemaking Committee:
Methods Validation
Thu, 02/24/2011 - 2:01pm — webmasterThe benefits and how-tos of method validation. Method validation is a process of performing several tests designed to verify that an analytical method is capable of providing valid data when used routinely. It is specific to your site, your samples, and your equipment and so can provide a useful tool for determining the effectiveness of your analyses.
