PURDUE WINE GRAPE ACTION TEAM

RESOURCES FOR STARTUP WINERIES

www.indianaquality.org/startupresources.htm

Purdue Wine Grape Action Team Website:

· www.indianaquality.org

Business Planning Examples:

· Indiana

· Illinois

· Michigan

· New York

· Washington

· Connecticut

· Pennsylvania

Essential Books:

· Winemaking Problems Solved

· Wine Appreciation

· Principles and Practices of Winemaking

· Winemaking: From Grape Growing to Marketplace

· Wine Analysis & Production

· Wines & Vines Buyer’s Guide

· Vineyard & Winery Management Wine Industry Index

Essential Subscriptions:

· winebusiness.com

· Wine Business Monthly

· Wines and Vines

· Practical Winery and Vineyard

· Vineyard and Winery Management

· WineMaker Magazine

· American Journal for Enology and Viticulture

Essential Memberships:

· Indiana Winery and Vineyard Association

· American Society for Enology and Viticulture

· WineAmerica

Extension Publications:

· Commercial Wine Production Series: Traminette Vineyard Management

· Commercial Wine Production Series: Traminette Winemaking

· Commercial Wine Production Series: Preventing Refermentation

· Commercial Wine Production Series: Wine Storage Guidelines

· Commercial Wine Production Series: Chlorine Use in the Winery

· Commercial Wine Production Series: Cork Quality Control

· Commercial Wine Production Series: Fining with Bentonite

· Commercial Wine Production Series: Treatment of Film Yeasts

· Commercial Wine Production Series: Use of SO₂ in High pH Wines

· Commercial Wine Production Series: Wine Barrel Maintenance

· Commercial Wine Production Series: Wine Cold Stability Issues

· Starting a Commercial Winegrape Vineyard

· Midwest Grape Production Guide

· Growing Grapes in Indiana

· Grape Varieties for Indiana

· NOPA Method for Yeast Assimilable Nitrogen

· Wine Aroma Descriptor Manual

· Ethyl Carbamate Preventative Action Manual

· Cork Sensory Quality Control Manual

Equipment:

· Winemaking Equipment Intro

Suppliers:

· KLR Machines

· Buon Vino

· Napa Fermentation Supplies

· St. Patrick’s of Texas

· The Compleat Winemaker

· G.W. Kent

· Euro-Machines

Fermentation:

· Fermentation Handbook

· Yeasts as Tools for the Winemaker

· Enzymes as Tools for the Winemaker

· Enzymes – Critical Comments

· Sulfur Dioxide & Sorbate Management

· The Acidity of Hope - pH, Potassium and T.A.

Suppliers:

· Scott Laboratories

· Vinquiry

· Lalleland

· Gusmer Enterprises

· IDL Consulting

· Crosby & Baker

Quality Control Basics:

· Wine Quality Control Basics

· Winery Lab Starter Kit

· Free SO2@pH Chart

· Residual Sugar Color Chart

· Wine Analysis for Small Scale Wineries

Commercial Wine Labs & Suppliers:

· Vinquiry

· ETS Laboratories

· Gusmer Enterprises & The Wine Lab

· Cool Climate Analytical

· Vitis Research

· The Enolab

· Helix Biological Laboratory

· Presque Isle Wine Cellars

· Hanna Instruments

· Fisher Scientific

· IDL Consulting EasyLab

· Cynmar Corporation

Wine Evaluations:

· Indy International Wine Competition

· B.Y.O.W. Wine Evaluation Sheet

· Wine Flaw Sensory Evaluation

· Wine Aroma Descriptor Manual

Safety, Sanitation & Storage:

· Winery Safety – A Crush Course

· Barrel Sanitation

· Commodity Storage Manual: Wines

Suppliers:

· ZEP

· LSS Safety & Industrial Supplies

· Barrel Builders

· Fine Northern Oak

· Oak Chips Inc.

Bottles, Corks, etc.:

· Cork Sensory Quality Control Manual

Suppliers:

· Scott Laboratories (Corks)

· SupremeCorq (Corks)

· Saxco (Bottles)

· Waterloo Container (Bottles)

· Saint Gobain/Verallia (Bottles)

· Prospero (Bottling Lines)

Wine Industry Tradeshows:

· Indiana Horticultural Congress and Trade Show

· Unified Wine and Grape Symposium

· Wineries Unlimited