I was in South Korea last week and had the chance to taste several well made Korean Fruit wines. By far the most popular are the traditional Korean berry liqueurs made from blackberries and raspberries. They are made in a light “port” style. That is fermented part-way, then fortified to about 15% alcohol. Very tasty [...]
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Do not underestimate the power of brand. A successful wine brand is the ambassador of the winery. It is what customers know and remember. After some time, a brand can also have a significant value attached to it and have a longer life span than the operators or even the business. All marketing efforts should [...]
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This tropical fruit winery has been getting a lot of positive media attention lately. Always good to see as it reflects the fast growing interest in fruit wines. I will write more about this winery in the coming weeks…
From NBC News (South Florida):
Couple Touts ‘Agrotourism’ With Tropical Wine
05/06/2007 — When most people plan a [...]
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This is the first of a continuous focus on individual fruit wineries throughout the world, the people, passion and what drives them to create their fruit wines in a grape wine world.
The first winery I am writing about is one close to my heart as I have helped them with their product development of their [...]
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Anyone out there who has made raspberry wine or blackberry wine from commercially grown fruit in the Pacific Northwest (BC, Washington, Oregon) may have encountered some sedimentation in their wines a few months after bottling. It has happened to me a few times and after doing all the stability tests, making sure the wine is [...]
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