Smart Choice Of Winemakers-Aging Wine In Stainless Steel Wine Drums

Posted by adoex in Beverages Business, Business Tips on December 29, 2011

Traditionally wine was stored in oak drums, but increasingly now, it is being aged in giant stainless-steel tanks. Steel drums have become a highly economical choice for winemakers, and they can always add the distinct oak flavor by using oak chips, chunks suspended inside the tank.

With a stainless steel wine barrel winemakers get dual benefits. Firstly, they can age wines without adding oak flavor to the wine (if they are looking for twirling the flavor) and secondly, they can add oak chips to the steel barrel for the exact amount of ‘oakiness’ they desire. If a winemaker chooses to add stainless steel barrels in their wine making process, they will have the choice to experiment and create wines that were not possible before. For instance, they can make white wine while avoiding exposure to oak, and can also closely monitor the development of wine with a steel wine barrel. Winemakers can use different yeasts or grapes from different parcels. They can even blend the wines, those from oak and tank fermentation can be blended in various ratios to achieve that distinct flavor and maximizing the complexity. Now winemakers can create new styles of wines, thanks to this added flexibility.
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It’s Okay To Be Late

Posted by adoex in Business, Business Tips on December 29, 2011

I messed up. I went to an event, made lots of connections and collected many business cards. When I got home I divided the cards into two piles. One large pile of people who would simply be added into my database and get an email that was already set up. The second pile was smaller and was the people who I had connected with personally during the event and needed to follow up with either a phone call or other specific information.

Here’s what happened. The large pile got into the database and everything went as planned (thankfully I had a system for that). The smaller pile…well, this is where I messed up. The pile was pushed to the side and I did not follow up or add them to my main database. Two months later, the “high priority” people that I connected with had yet to hear from me.

Having spoken to hundreds of other business owners over the years, I know that what I did is not unusual. Things fall through the cracks, you get distracted by other “important to-do’s”, you don’t really know what to say or how to follow up, or you don’t have systems in place. Whatever…it really doesn’t matter why but what’s important to realize is that the people that YOU want to stay in touch with never entered your life. End result…you don’t grow your connections, you feel guilty, you break your word, the people who need your help don’t get it and you don’t grow your business.
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