- No wine, equipment, printing or advance reading is required. The narrator explains the technical documents during the lesson.
Level 4 · Lesson 1
Fermentation — The Main Event
6:57C25
Before you press play
No shopping or worksheets required
The lesson explains the winery decisions and technical documents as you watch. These references are here to revisit, not homework you must finish first.
- After the lesson, if you want a physical model, equal open mixtures of water, sugar, and commercial baker's yeast at two safe temperatures can reveal different rates of visible gas activity. Do not taste or seal them. This is an activity model, not winemaking and not a quality test.
- The complete lesson and quiz can be followed without alcohol.
Documents discussed in this lesson
Technical sheets and source material
- Ridge — 2023 Estate Chardonnay technical sheet (PDF)
- Ridge — 2023 Estate Chardonnay vintage and winemaking data
Use the named wine, vintage and document section. Producer process accounts and research guidance are labeled separately from vintage technical sheets. A disclosed choice is evidence of a process, not a guaranteed flavour.