Tannin Management of Red Wines from Washington State - 2011

Tannin Management of Red Wines from Washington State “Over the past 6 years, tannin management has been my primary focus as I have managed the red winemaking program for one of Washington’s largest wineries. I have had the good fortune to be able to approach my winemaking from a similar fashion as one might approach research – conducting numerous trials on multiple lots, and following the evolution of those lots as they age. In this presentation I will walk through the advancement of those trials and give my observations on how different techniques affect tannin expression in red wines. Included amongst those techniques will be everything from harvesting and receiving methods, fermentation and cap management techniques, aging regimes, and everything in between.”