Technical audits, technology implementation, kosher certification readiness, funding and market entry for wineries worldwide
pH 3.03.54.0
Anthocyanin colour tracks pH. The same wine reads differently at 3.2 and 3.6, and so does its protection.
pH3.42
SO₂ free28mg/L
SO₂ mol.0.51mg/L
TA5.8g/L
DO0.4mg/L
TPO1.2mg/L
Protection is decided by the value almost nobody logs.
Services
- Technical production auditStart here Two days at the winery with measurements, then a report in which every recommendation carries a cost, an expected effect and a note on available funding.
- Technology implementation Equipment arrives and nobody sets it up or connects it to record-keeping. Selection, commissioning and training.
- Kosher production Designing the line for a kosher cycle so that stopping costs the estate a day rather than a week.
- Kosher certification readiness Accompaniment from first enquiry to the certificate: choosing the body, closing the gaps, preparing the documents and surviving the audit day.
- Funding and applications Preparing applications to sector support programmes. Fixed fee plus a percentage of the approved amount.
- Market access What a destination market requires of the product: labelling, documents, certification. Advisory work, not legal representation.
Regions
- Codru Moldova's central region around Chișinău, historically the core of local winemaking and home to the largest underground cellars.
- Ștefan Vodă South-eastern Moldova along the Dniester, a red-wine region and home to the country's best-known brand.
- Valul lui Traian South-western Moldova, the country's warmest region, historically linked to fortified and dessert wines.
- Dealu Mare Romania's principal red-wine region on the southern Carpathian slopes, between Ploiești and Buzău.
- Cotnari A historic sweet-white region in north-eastern Romania, near Iași.
- Recaș Western Romania near the Serbian and Hungarian borders, a strongly export-oriented region.
History
- Bessarabia: Jews and the wine trade The Jews of Bessarabia did not merely trade in wine; they owned vineyards, contrary to a common assumption.
- Odesa: a grain port, not a wine port Why the Odesa hub, contrary to expectation, had little to do with wine, and what that means for the region's history.
- Kosher wine in the twentieth century: from sweet to dry Why kosher wine was associated with sweetness for generations, and what changed from the 1980s.
- How a kosher run works The model by which kosher wine is produced at ordinary European wineries.