Possibly the single most important day in sparkling wine production is tirage bottling day. The French term tirage means to “draw off’ the blended wines into bottles ready for a second fermentation. Literally, months of hard work go into this day.… Read More
March 7th, 2021 | Susanne Bullock | |
When it comes to grape crushing and pressing, everyone thinks of Lucille Ball’s iconic “I Love Lucy” episode. Other than the questionable hygiene issues, stomping is one way to get a grape to the glass. Unless you are making sparkling wine.… Read More
November 1st, 2020 | Susanne Bullock | |
We selected three of our favorite ISC traditional method sparkling wines for you to experience in one flight – the ISC Experience Flight. We recommend you try them in this order.
ISC Brut – Light & crisp, yet bold & full-bodied, our signature Brut stands up to its name.
Disgorging. It’s the art of getting all of the dead yeast out of a bottle of bubbly. Done right, and we have a crystal clear bottle of sparkling awesomeness. Done wrong, and we have a lot of lost wine on the floor and a cloudy mess in the bottle. … Read More
June 3rd, 2019 | Susanne Bullock | |
Assemblage. A winemaker puts a whole lot of thought, and a good amount of heart and soul, into this process.
First things first. We’re going to start out with a little French lesson. Assemblage is a French word, meaning assembling, and is pronounced ah-sem-blaushj. … Read More
March 6th, 2019 | Susanne Bullock | |
