🍇 How much do we appreciate feedback from our clients? A ton! 🍇 It was a joy to hear how Alicia Wilbur's experiences with SPICA has influenced QC at Herzog Wine Cellars: "With SPICA, our ability to track lots in real time has been game changing.   The volume of wine we produce and in the myriad of styles we make (still, effervescent, dry, sweet, red, white, sterile, non-sterile, etc) kept growing in volume and complexity.  We needed something that could keep up with all the parameters we were tracking.  In most cases, we have tripled the output on analysis; this has allowed us to spot problem lots and track them immediately, as well as track the efficacy of our problem remediation.  Because we can check so many parameters simultaneously, we are able to manage cellar health much more proactively.  We went with SPICA for several reasons: Robust industry presence of the Y15 autoanalyzer, the fact that SPICA technicians have real world winemaking and win

Two K Farms Cidery and Winery 2022 Bubbly Riesling Takes Top Honors November 15, 2024 — Winners have been announced in the 2024 Harvest Challenge Wine Competition. After two spirited days of judging,Two K Farms Cidery and Winery 2022 Bubbly Riesling took the top prize. It was also awarded Best of Show Sparkling Wine. Coming in at 97 points, judges praised the wine for its “Mouth watering citrus and honeysuckle”; “Lingering tropical finish”; and “Perfect bubbles.” They also called it “Well balanced.” With a record number of entries from across the globe, the Harvest Challenge bases judging on a group of vineyards (or even vines) from the same region, belonging to a specific appellation and sharing the same type of soil, weather conditions and grapes that combine to give personality to the wine. In other competitions, terroir is ignored. At the Harvest Challenge, judges taste wines alongside other wines of the same appellation. W

🍇 How much do we appreciate feedback from our clients? A ton! 🍇 It was a joy to hear Sara Jablow's experiences with Admeo, SPICA ⭐ and how it has shaped QC at Far Ninete: "SPICA, whom we call Wall-E, has been a lifesaver! SPICA has saved me a lot of time and stress in the lab; I have time to focus on the numbers instead of generating the numbers.  SPICA is made for wine making with winemaker in mind, the customer service has been fantastic and they're always continuing to develop the machine.  A company that understands the real-world needs of a winemaker is second to none. I never feel like we're second fiddle and in addition to being an easy product, the enzymes are reliable. It's really easy to work with the people at Admeo.  Customer support is phenomenal, you always go above and beyond. The training was thorough, and support is prompt and everyone at Admeo is so friendly and accommodating. With a week to go before harvest, we

🍇 How much do we appreciate feedback from our clients? A ton! 🍇 "With SPICA, our ability to track lots in real time has been game changing.   The volume of wine we produce and in the myriad of styles we make (still, effervescent, dry, sweet, red, white, sterile, non-sterile, etc) kept growing in volume and complexity.  We needed something that could keep up with all the parameters we were tracking.    In most cases, we have tripled the output on analysis; this has allowed us to spot problem lots and track them immediately, as well as track the efficacy of our problem remediation.  Because we can check so many parameters simultaneously, we are able to manage cellar health much more proactively.    We went with SPICA for several reasons: Robust industry presence of the Y15 autoanalyzer, the fact that SPICA technicians have real world winemaking and wine lab experience, the ability to run to many different analyses.  Customer servic

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The Herzog Family Welcomes David Galzignato as Senior Winemaker and Director of Winemaking Operations

OXNARD, CA (July 22, 2021) – Herzog Wine Cellars, a Southern California winery owned and operated by America’s oldest wine making family, is pleased to announce and welcome celebrated winemaker David Galzignato as its new Senior Winemaker and Director of Winemaking Operations. Galzignato will work with one of Herzog’s founding winemakers, Joe Hurliman, who has […]