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Effective Study-At-Home Strategies
Posted by Brian Browning on
Join our Level 3 Educator and Stage 2 Master of Wine Candidate Brian Browning, as he shares strategies for staying focused while studying from home, no matter what level or exam you are studying for!
To Freeze Or Not To Freeze
Posted by Michael Snodgrass on
Ice wine, or Eiswein, is sweet wine that is produced from frozen grapes. In areas where it is cold enough, healthy grapes will freeze when it gets below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius.
Natural Wine - Nutrients Necessary for Quality Grape Production
Posted by Brian Browning on
Providing nutrients is critical to maintain a healthy, productive, and sustainable vine which directly correlates to quality grape production. Supplying certain nutrients in appropriate levels encourages photosynthesis, and in turn healthy growth. Macronutrients, and some micronutrients, are necessary to quality grape production by encouraging and sustaining a healthy and productive environment. These essential nutrients can be found in soil and the use of fertilizers can reduce or eliminate deficiencies in the vine and encourage quality grape production.
Beaujolais Nouveau is Almost Here!!
Posted by Wine Academy Admin on
Beaujolais Nouveau is the first wine of the season, made to be consumed young and fresh. This style of wine is an inexpensive, cheerful wine made to celebrate the end of harvest season.
New Wine Frontiers: How Climate Change is Developing Wine Regions
Posted by Brian Browning on
Climate change continues to be at the forefront of conversation around the world. Scientists and governments are working aggressively to understand how and why this is happening and ways humans can adjust to a warming global climate. In the wine world, this has been a major concern in how fruit will develop, evaporation of water, and even determining wine regions and boundaries