Maisie Lyman, Author at Winetraveler https://www.winetraveler.com/author/maisie-lyman/ Wine's complex. Travel shouldn't be. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:58:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.winetraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-Winetraveler-Logo-Red-Circle-32x32.png Maisie Lyman, Author at Winetraveler https://www.winetraveler.com/author/maisie-lyman/ 32 32 202258003 17 Best Catalonia Wineries for Wine Tasting in 2025 https://www.winetraveler.com/spain/best-catalonia-wineries-region-travel-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-catalonia-wineries-region-travel-guide https://www.winetraveler.com/spain/best-catalonia-wineries-region-travel-guide/#comments Sat, 20 Jan 2024 00:13:14 +0000 https://www.winetraveler.com/?p=7275 Catalonia offers those seeking truly impressive wine tourism experiences the opportunity to explore visually striking landscapes, top-tier wines from Spain, ancient monasteries and landmarks, and the ability to engage with winemakers truly dedicated to their ...

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]]> https://www.winetraveler.com/spain/best-catalonia-wineries-region-travel-guide/feed/ 1 7275 How Red Wine Is Made: The Winemaking Process Step By Step https://www.winetraveler.com/winemaking/red-wine-making-process-step-by-step/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=red-wine-making-process-step-by-step https://www.winetraveler.com/winemaking/red-wine-making-process-step-by-step/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:27:44 +0000 https://www.winetraveler.com/?p=7229 Learn How Red Wine is Made According to an Experienced Winemaker After harvest and crush, when the sweet juice of the fruit of the season is at long last captured, the real winemaking begins. Now ...

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]]> https://www.winetraveler.com/winemaking/red-wine-making-process-step-by-step/feed/ 1 7229 How White Wine is Made: Production Process Explained https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-resources/white-wine-production-process/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=white-wine-production-process https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-resources/white-wine-production-process/#comments Tue, 09 May 2023 01:20:35 +0000 https://www.winetraveler.com/?p=7466 There’s something immediately refreshing about that first glimpse of harvested white wine grapes. For winemakers, white wine offers immediate satisfaction. These grapes often come onto the crush pad earlier than their black, burgundy, and red ...

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]]> https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-resources/white-wine-production-process/feed/ 1 7466 Smoke Taint – What it is and How it Affects Grapes and Wine https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-making/what-is-smoke-taint-analysis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-smoke-taint-analysis https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-making/what-is-smoke-taint-analysis/#respond Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:48:16 +0000 https://www.winetraveler.com/?p=5882 As California’s harvest draws down into the safe rest of the cellar, a second year of red and orange wildfire maps blanketed the west coast in a haze of concern…much of it justified. As they ...

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]]> https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-making/what-is-smoke-taint-analysis/feed/ 0 5882 How To Drive Sonoma’s Bohemian Highway in CA This Year https://www.winetraveler.com/california/bohemian-highway-drive-sonoma-scenic-road-trip/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bohemian-highway-drive-sonoma-scenic-road-trip https://www.winetraveler.com/california/bohemian-highway-drive-sonoma-scenic-road-trip/#respond Wed, 17 Oct 2018 00:33:13 +0000 https://www.winetraveler.com/?p=5126 Take the Perfect Scenic Drive on Sonoma’s Bohemian Highway A 10-mile stretch of winding pavement openly mocks Gelette Burgess who wrote “there are no roads in all Bohemia!” The San Francisco author did rather hit ...

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]]> https://www.winetraveler.com/california/bohemian-highway-drive-sonoma-scenic-road-trip/feed/ 0 5126 Winemaking 101 – Part I: The Science Behind Growing Grapes https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-resources/winemaking-101-growing-grapes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winemaking-101-growing-grapes https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-resources/winemaking-101-growing-grapes/#respond Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:12:49 +0000 https://www.winetraveler.com/?p=4910 Taking the Dive: Winemaking & Wine Growing Part One: You Gotta Grow it First So, you like your bottles and glasses, and they like you back. But you want more. From pet vines (tastier than ...

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]]> https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-resources/winemaking-101-growing-grapes/feed/ 0 4910 Winemaker’s Perspective: When Are Wine Grapes Ready For Harvest? https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-resources/when-to-harvest-wine-grapes-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-to-harvest-wine-grapes-season https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-resources/when-to-harvest-wine-grapes-season/#respond Sun, 16 Sep 2018 20:52:40 +0000 https://www.winetraveler.com/?p=4726 How do you know when to harvest wine grapes? What sort of testing is done to ensure that they are ripe from both a visual and scientific perspective? How do underripe and overripe grapes affect ...

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