Winemaker Trial: Edna Valley Winemaker Compares Native and Commercial Yeasts to Bring Out Ideal Characteristics in Chardonnay
Niner Wine Estates winemaker Molly Bohlman performs trials with different yeasts on a regular basis to seek out new variability and complexities with her fermentations. In this second of a two-part trial, she compared a native yeast to a commercially available yeast strain called Cross Evolution to see how it would affect an older block in her 77-acre vineyard.
Note: Part one of this two-part trial set appeared in the May 2018 issue of Wine Business Monthly. Winery: Niner Wine Estates, Edna Valley AVA Winemaker: Molly Bohlman Trial Objective: To compare a non-inoculated (native) yeast to a commercial yeast strain (Cross Evolution) in order to evaluate fermentation dynamics and laboratory and sensory analyses. Summary: A block consisting of 3.19 acres of Chardonnay Clone 95 on 101-14 rootstock was picked on the same day. The grapes were whole-cluste...
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