November 27, 2009 – 2:06 pm
We harvest at night or very early in the morning in order to make sure our grapes are as cool as possible. Then we bring them into the winery to go through cold soak maceration. Those steps are meant to impede the fermentation process until all of the crop has been distributed to its specific [...]
Greetings Readers of Our Wine Story. This is the last in a series of posts dedicated to an interview held with Captûre’s winemasters Denis and May-Britt Malbec. We hope this series allowed you an eye-opening view into our winemasters’ origins, opinions, and passions for wine.
What are your goals for Captûre’s future?
Denis: What we want to do [...]
By Dylan Klymenko
|
Posted in The Captûre Team
|
Also tagged bread, Captûre, Captûre Wines, cheese, chocolate, coffee, Denis Mablec, goals, interview, Magic, May-Britt Mablec, tin cross vineyards, Wine
|
November 10, 2008 – 3:49 pm
Memories; the pleasure of their presence is equally matched by their fleeting nature. Yet, oddly enough, they pass along without much notice, hidden under new thoughts, waiting for their revival. In some cases, the key to their awakening is not the key one expects.
Wine is a well-known conduit of memories. We have all shared in [...]
By Dylan Klymenko
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
Also tagged alexander valley, barrel, barreling, bourbon, kentucky, louisville, memories, memory lane, noble, Pine Mountain, scent, straight whiskey, terroir, varietals, Wine
|
November 5, 2008 – 7:01 pm
Third’s the word among Captûre colleagues thanks to a pioneering method of barrel selection. In an unprecedented industry move, Captûre’s barrel stock is being divided into three categories, each based on their history of fermentation. One category will be dedicated to barrels twice-used for fermentation, another for barrels once-used, and one for fresh barrels, never used [...]
By Dylan Klymenko
|
Posted in Winemaking
|
Also tagged 1.5 years, 1/3, 18 months, barrel, Captûre, environment, first, method, oak, once-used, place, production, rotation, rotational, third, thirds, twice-used
|
