Our 2017 Distillation Basics Workshop was held yesterday and today, May 16th and 17th. The hands-on workshop is limited to 8 participants who are either presently involved in or who are considering commercial craft distillation. Our group hailed from Missouri, Illinois, Kansas and Tennessee. … [Read more...] about 2017 Distillation Basics Workshop
We held our two-day Distillation Basics Workshop yesterday and today. The first day of the workshop, the participants learned the basics of distillation from Dr. Karl Wilker. On the second day, they distilled grape spirits, learning the process of running the still and the sensory evaluation skills needed to differentiate between the different phases of the process in order to … [Read more...] about Distillation Workshop 2016
The Chambourcin Reserve wine was bottled today. Here are some photos from the bottling line. … [Read more...] about Bottling the Chambourcin Reserve
The results from the Mid-American Wine Competition (July 10-12, 2015). Our two Chambourcin’s were the top two Chambourcin in that class. Chambourcin Reserve Sweepstakes Nominee (double gold) Chambourcin Gold Maroon Blend Silver Norton … [Read more...] about Chambourcin wins big at the Mid-American Wine Competition
The distillation workshop finished up yesterday, March 5 with the rest of the presentation and a distillation of a raspberry liqueur. … [Read more...] about Distillation workshop completed yesterday