From the Lab Bench – A Blog

PAN/FAN/YAN – What is the difference?
Like the rest of us, yeast need food to do their best work. One of these “foods” is nitrogen. Depending on your industry (and role in said industry) you may…

Tips for Harvest-Ready Grapes
Harvest season is a complicated time. Choosing when to harvest is one of the most important decisions a winemaker has to make. We aren’t going to sugarcoat it – it…

How to Collect Grape Samples for Analysis
Grape Sampling is No Joke… Choosing when to harvest your crop is a crucial decision in the winemaking process. Unfortunately for winemakers, there is no magical clock that strikes when…

Berry Maturation: bud to cluster in 3 easy steps
Berry Maturation is a crucial process in winemaking. The way berries grow and develop has a HUGE impact on the way your wine turns out. Berry growth happens in a…

ENOTOOLS University S1E2
Check out ENOTOOLS‘ Joe Lutomske‘s new podcast: ENOTOOLS UNIVERSITY! In episode 2, he interviewed Audrey and Jess about running an East Coast laboratory for wine and juice analysis. Take a…

Apparently, we blog now…
YOUR GO-TO RESOURCE FOR EVERYTHING QC Jess and I have been talking a lot about getting more of our lab knowledge out to the coolest people we know – you,…