Tag: tannins

New winemaking invention cuts up grapes resulting in brighter fruit and smoother tannins Richard Smart is a leading global consultant on viticulture and is renowned...

A former winemaker, Bertaccini is driven to experiment with wine additives and the products he presents to his clients. To this end, in 2015, he received a ton of excess Pinot Noir grapes from Lodi that winemaker George Natsis donated for a bench trial. The trial would test several different tannin additives on one base wine, a control plus four batches treated with the different tannins, and then consistently taste the five samples throughout the year after bottling.