I have long referred to compliance as the unglamorous part of winemaking. I say this because all the details involved in maintaing a winery compliance system are necessary ones but for the most part very unpopular to those responsible for maintaining them. The reasons for this can often be related to the simple fact that their compliance “systems” are ineffective or basically non-existent.
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The value of “produced by fermentation” for US wineries
Produced and Production. Two words often used by the media when they are referencing a winery's activities. Interestingly enough, when either of those terms are used by the media, for example they will mention the "production" of a winery or how much a winery...
In the wine biz, what exactly is an alternating proprietorship?
We use a silly amount of acronyms in the world of winery compliance. One that winery staff often use is AP. AP stands for alternating proprietorship. But what exactly is an AP in the winery world, and why are they so popular in the wine business? An alternating...