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Winemaker's Journal
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George Troquato
Winemaker's Journal Archives
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2010.07 -
A Day in the Life of a Winemaker: July and August
2010.05 -
How 2010’s Wet Spring Will Affect California Vineyards
2010.04 -
Acidity in Wine: How It Enhances Enjoyment
2010.01 -
The Relationship between Wine Color and Flavor
2009.11 -
Navigating Holiday Food & Wine Mishaps
2009.04 -
The Mercury Rising Story: The Evolution of a Proprietary Blend
2008.12 -
2008 Holiday Food and Wine Pairing
2008.08 -
2008 Growing Season to Date
2008.06 -
Mr. Troquato Goes To Portugal
2008.03 -
Uncommon Varietals: Comparing and Contrasting Them with the Most Popular
2008.02 -
Mediterranean Climate: What Our Vineyard Sources Have in Common
2008.01 -
Appellation: What Location Means to the Winemaker
2008.01 -
Vine Buds: How They Affect Wine Quantity and Quality
2007.04 -
Spring Brings Bud Break in the Vineyards
2007.04 -
George Troquato on the Paso Robles Appellation
2006.06 -
Bottling: We are mobile
2005.12 -
Wine and Food for Casual Holiday Gatherings
2005.06 -
Heavy Winter Rain and Its Effect on the 2006 Growing Season
2004.12 -
Food and Wine Pairing II
2004.10 -
Working the Vineyards by Hand
2004.08 -
Ripeness: It’s All Relative
2004.04 -
Wine Balance: What does It Mean?
2004.02 -
The Troquatos
2003.12 -
Part Six: The Woman with Many Hats – Suzanne Frontz
2003.12 -
Cooking with Wine
2003.09 -
Part Five: We Have a Full-time Winemaker
2003.07 -
Part Four: Building the Winery
2003.06 -
Part Three: The First Harvest
2003.05 -
Part Two: Clearing the Land
2003.05 -
Tannin
2003.03 -
Then There Was a Mountaintop: Toms Search for a Vineyard
2003.02 -
Wine Barrels and Puncheons
2003.02 -
Planet of the Grapes: A Tale of Two Wine Labels
2003.01 -
Terroir
2002.12 -
Food and Wine Pairing: The Cinnabar Way
2002.11 -
Soil Composition, Structure and Drainage
2002.10 -
Cellar Hardware: Stemmer/Crushers and Presses
2002.09 -
Vine Balance and Yield
2002.08 -
Wine Crystals
2002.07 -
Clones, Cuttings and Selections
2002.06 -
How Wines Age in Barrels
2002.05 -
Cover Crops and Sustainable Grape Growing
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