{"id":197,"date":"2015-01-16T15:35:02","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T15:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/?p=197"},"modified":"2015-01-16T15:35:02","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T15:35:02","slug":"our-winemaking-resolutions-for-2015-what-are-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/our-winemaking-resolutions-for-2015-what-are-yours\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Winemaking Resolutions for 2015 &#8211; What Are Yours?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;\">Happy New Year Winemakers!<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">What Winemaking\u00a0Resolutions\u00a0do you have for the New Year?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Below are some of our staff&#8217;s winemaking resolutions for 2015.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Maybe you guys can help hold us to them? \ud83d\ude09<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC08239.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-198 aligncenter\" title=\"DSC08239\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC08239-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC08239-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC08239.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frank:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>To improve my personal winemaking skills and winemaking knowledge<\/li>\n<li>To continue to grow my friendships and business relationships within the wine industr<\/li>\n<li>To visit more wineries and winemaking groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nick:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>My resolution is to continue to find ways to enjoy winemaking and the business we are in.\u00a0 Whether it is helping someone just starting out in making wine or someone starting a winery.\u00a0 The passion we bring to this business is not something that can be imitated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kim:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I would like to start trying more locally made wines<\/li>\n<li>I too need to stop procrastinating on racking, etc\u2026<\/li>\n<li>I would like to work on expanding my pallet!\u00a0 (sometimes I think it\u2019s broken lol)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Frankie K:\u00a0I have a couple!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I would like to drink more wine!\u00a0 (I really mean that, I often choose beer when wine is available and would like to stop doing that.\u00a0 Beer has a ton of calories!)<\/li>\n<li>I would like to procrastinate less in my wine racking and other exercises.\u00a0 I often find myself putting those things off because I am too busy, and the wine ends up suffering as a result.<\/li>\n<li>And I would also like to drink more wine!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Christina:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">To try more wines from the East Coast as well as wines from other countries<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">To research new blends to try next vintage<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">To make a sparkling wine for the first time<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">To make Grapa for the first time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ken:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I would like increase my knowledge as it pertains to Malolactic Bacteria. When has my wine completely gone thru malo? When is the proper time to add sulfites?<\/li>\n<li>I would like to take classes in becoming a Certified Wine Competition Judge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>James:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Visit more local wineries<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Improve my winemaking lab skills<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Learn more about wine and food pairings; what kind of wine does go with a big mac?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year Winemakers! What Winemaking\u00a0Resolutions\u00a0do you have for the New Year? Below are some of our staff&#8217;s winemaking resolutions for 2015. 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