Winemaking 101
Learn more about the Art and Science of small batch boutique wines. Click here to download the 2018 Humboldt State University Extended Education Wine Certification Program Course Outline by Wil Franklin.
Viticulture 101
Learn more about the establishment and maintenance of vineyards in Humboldt County and beyond. Click here to download the 2018 Humboldt State University Extended Education Wine Certification Program Course Outline by Wil Franklin. Other courses: Germany Sip in Place Course 2022, click here. History of France’s Loire Valley Wines and Tasting course, click here.
grape growing, winemaking & viticulture articles
• To learn more about the grape growing region of Humboldt County and it's pioneering wine industry see "A Grape Idea" originally published at the North Coast Journal | April 2014.
• To learn more about Trinity River Vineyards' winemaker, Wil Franklin, please see "Winemaker Bottles Willow Creek" first published in the 2017 Spring edition of Edible Shasta-Butte.
• California Terroir: A Sense of Place. Cuizine Magazine: Vol.11, No. 5: p50-53 | Wil Franklin (2003).
• Dry versus Sweet Wine. Cuizine Magazine: Vol. 11, No. 2: p26-28 | Wil Franklin (2003).
• Discovering Wine – Again? A California Winemaker’s Journey East. Cuizine Magazine. Vol. 10, No. 5: p44-47 | Wil Franklin (2002).
