In the 19th and 20th centuries, wine was almost exclusively fermented and aged in wood vessels made from oak, acacia, and other woods, which imparts tannin for structure, flavors of cinnamon and ...

Malolactic fermentation is a naturally occurring process in wine. It helps to tame astringency in red wines and can offer ...

But racking isn’t just pouring wine from one place to another. It’s a gentle process in which you stop before all the wine has been transferred so that any sediment is left behind. That sediment, ...