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.
The 2017 Bathtub Winemaking Project is GO! Fruit is In!
Day 1 – After a long wait our Yarra Valley Shiraz is off the vine & in the winery!
We’ll be posting updates as the action happens. Stay Tuned!
Winemaking Excellence – Fruit Sorting & Destemming at Yabby Lake with Tom Carson
Making exceptional wine takes thought and patience. Every step of the winemaking process presents you with a choice. In the winery, it begins when the fruit arrives.
Watch as Pinot Noir from Yabby Lake’s Block 2 is sorted by hand & some seriously impressive cutting edge machinery!
Grape Sampling Time for the Bathtub Winemaking Project 2017
The Great Challenge … Finding the Perfect Time to Pick Your Grapes!
Winemaker Sessions #3 Roberto Voerzio – La Morra & Barolo
Roberto Voerzio is one of the Barolo Boys! He has extreme dedication to quality, his vineyards are spectacular, his wines filled with personality & incredible purity!
Tasting! Tasting! Tasting! Always Tasting!
Just how do the WINE DECODED crew choose wines to share with you?
Véraison Explained in Less Time than it Would Take to Drink Half a Glass of Yummy Vino!
When the Colour Starts to Change we Know Vintage is Just Around the Corner!
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!