Jaysen Collins of Massena & JC’s Own Visits Wine Decoded HQ
Funny when you meet someone and there’s kind of an instant gel.
Jaysen Collins is one of those people.
He’s making some tasty vino. Pushing to do the things we love at Wine Decoded.
Wine Decoded Yarra Valley Shiraz 2016 Season Recap + Launch!
From Grape 🍇 to your mouth 🍷 it takes 3 years to prepare this tasty beverage!
Today we share the Season Recap with a 🎥 7min highlight real!
Bathtub Winemaking Day 449 – Élévage: Raising the Kids 2017 Wine Decoded Shiraz
It’s a busy day in the Tiny Winery today! It’s 449 days since our beautiful Shiraz arrived in the winery.
Blending time … mostly!
Bondar Wines with Andre & Selina – Talking Eggs, Cocaine, Koala’s & Naturally, Tasty Vino
Let the Giggle Festa Begin! With these 2 at Wine Decoded HQ life is full of laughs! They’re kicking out some delicious wines from McLaren Vale.
Fermentation is Starting to Kick – Bathtub Winemaking Project Day 6
Our whole bunch Shiraz ferment is starting to kick. Now it’s time to think about fermentation temperature & ongoing tannin management
Wild Fermentation & Foot Stomping Whole Bunches – The Bathtub Winemaking Project Day 3
It’s school holidays and that can mean only one thing, time to put the kids to work stomping grapes!
Waiting for Fermentation to Start – The Bathtub Winemaking Project Day 2
All quiet in the Wine Decoded Tiny Winery. Fermentation hasn’t started yet.
Grape Sampling Time for the Bathtub Winemaking Project 2017
The Great Challenge … Finding the Perfect Time to Pick Your Grapes!
The Vineyard Sessions #1 with Stuart Proud
Hitting the Vineyards to Find Out Just What it Takes to Grow a Yummy Grape at the very site Wine Decoded sources it’s fruit from for the Bathtub Winemaking Project!
“Squishing Shiraz Samples” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 16 Episode 01
After a false start, the WINE DECODED Bathtub Winemaking Project 2016 is GO!
Big Shout Out to Dylan McMahon for helping us find some yummy fruit to play with!
Yesterday we sampled Shiraz from a beautiful vineyard in Seville East on the edge of Gruyere in the Yarra Valley.
“The Big Crush” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 16 Episode 02
The Wine Decoded Bathtub Winemaking Project Shiraz is in the house! Nothing Like a 38°C day to Shift 140 Buckets of Fruit into Bathtub Fermenters!
It’s crushing time!
Check out all the action as we crush our yummy fruit, transport it to Wine Decoded HQ and bucket it into our 3 bathtubs for fermentation!
“Whole Bunch Festa – Part I” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 16 Episode 03
We’re playing with Whole Bunch Shiraz this year
First time we’ve seen this fruit
Hope it gives us some beautiful perfume, fun texture & yumminess!
Couple of Central Victorian Reds from Two of Australia’s oldest producers!
They always seem to have rustic chewy tannins, savoury fruit, yet retain freshness, not heading to that jammy state and can be incredibly long lived.
“Whole Bunch Festa – Part II” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 16 Episode 04
Checking the progress of the Whole Bunch Shiraz Ferment!
Time to taste all the different components, whole bunches, whole berries, crushed fruit & juice!
Then we’ll have a think about what we’ll do next!
“Daily Rituals in the Wine Decoded Tiny Winery! Morning Rounds!” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 16 Episode 06
Daily Rituals in the Wine Decoded Tiny Winery!
Always Tasting! Always Thinking!
Watch 2hrs of Action Condensed into a little over 4mins with an Explanation from our Chief Wine Hacker, Paul!
“Getting Extra Yumminess into the Bathtub Shiraz! Why We Age it in Oak & Tank?” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 16 Episode 10
In the latest episode of the Bathtub Winemaking Project we talk Oak vs Tank.
How does the vessel you mature your wine in change it?
What are we looking for and trying to achieve?
“Crystal Clear – Just how do we get a wine to sparkle in the glass without filtering it?” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 2016 Episode 11
In the latest episode of the Bathtub Winemaking Project we talk about Natural Sedimentation for unfiltered wine. What’s it all about? How does it work?
“Wacky Racky Time … Ghetto Style!” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 2016 Episode 12
It’s time to Rack the Wine Decoded Bathtub Shiraz! Decanting it out of tank and barrel removing anything that has settled to the bottom and introduce a little bit of oxygen to help the wine develop.