Shea A.J. Comfort, Consultant-Winemaker
Working With You To Improve Your Wines and Spirits!
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Welcome to the Home of The YeastWhisperer!
I specialize in working with start-up and existing small wine producers, both amateur & professional, and craft distilleries. I’ll work with you to develop the techniques needed to create the style of wine or spirit you have in mind.
Over the past 10 years, I have made wine in lots ranging from 1-gallon jugs to 1,600-gallon tanks. Wine volume does not equal importance. Whether we will be working on a single carboy or a cellar full of tanks and barrels, my goal will always be the same: helping you to make the best wine possible.
For any topic or technique we cover, I will always make sure you understand the steps needed from a theoretical and practical point of view so you can confidently use this knowledge on your own. I do on-site visits and am always available by phone!
Advising all aspects of winemaking including:
• Fermentation techniques
• Must preparation: Balancing & Correcting
• Yeast, Bacteria & Grape varietal pairing
• Using oxygen to shape/structure wines
• Improving fruit profile, colour stability,
overall complexity and positive mouthfeel
characteristics
• Improving wines during ageing
• Guided tasting trials
• Blending
Please take a moment to look through my website and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I look foreward to working with you!
~Shea A.J. Comfort
Over the past 10 years, I have made wine in lots ranging from 1-gallon jugs to 1,600-gallon tanks. Wine volume does not equal importance. Whether we will be working on a single carboy or a cellar full of tanks and barrels, my goal will always be the same: helping you to make the best wine possible.
For any topic or technique we cover, I will always make sure you understand the steps needed from a theoretical and practical point of view so you can confidently use this knowledge on your own. I do on-site visits and am always available by phone!
Advising all aspects of winemaking including:
• Fermentation techniques
• Must preparation: Balancing & Correcting
• Yeast, Bacteria & Grape varietal pairing
• Using oxygen to shape/structure wines
• Improving fruit profile, colour stability,
overall complexity and positive mouthfeel
characteristics
• Improving wines during ageing
• Guided tasting trials
• Blending
Please take a moment to look through my website and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I look foreward to working with you!
~Shea A.J. Comfort
"...Shea, when I compare the Pinot Noir
that I made on my own to the one that you helped me craft from the
start, the differences are phenomenal. Mine seems flat and uninviting
and our new one has the qualities that you’d expect from a fine
Burgundy – I couldn’t be more pleased..."
- Eric Haila, Longmont CO
- Eric Haila, Longmont CO
"There is science and art in winemaking, and Shea has combined both with years of experience. As a novice amateur winemaker thousands of miles from California, Shea’s advice has leapfrogged me ahead of years of trial and error..."
- Cameron Denton, Baltimore MD
“{Shea's} advice and guidance helped us make a better product in fermentation and resulted in a better distilled spirit. If not for his help, we might have not had a viable production and business model in making honey spirits. Having his expertise is a competitive advantage..."
- Ed Tiedge, Port Chester NY, www.combvodka.com
"...With the knowledge we gained from Shea's consultation we renewed our enthusiasm in producing quality wine. In retrospect this was the best money we have spent."
- Jim Hilgendorfer, Napa CA
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