FermForge

Premium custom crush and wine production services.

02/12/2026

Most people don't realize how the wine supply chain works - most wineries aren't 100% made from fruit farmed on site!

12/12/2025

ABC. Always Be Cool!

It’s all about the remote sensing here. Know what temp all the tanks are - reliably - from anywhere in the world was no small feat.

It took many hours of soldering, wiring, testing, re-soldering, and tweaking to get everything just right. But once it was up…

- Remote temperature monitoring
- Remote temperature control
- Temperature program automation
- Instant mobile alerts when anything is out of place

You can trust your wine and fruit to the best. We’re keeping an eye on it (even when we’re sleeping back home).

Learn more at: https://www.fermforge.com

12/11/2025

New day, new wines to make! Lots of custom blends and aging work going on right now for customers getting ready for bottling season!

FermForge - the premier custom crush and Texas bulk wine provider

04/27/2023

Let's talk Tempranillo! (1 of 3)

Tempranillo may have been developed in Rioja, but it was designed for Texas. Recognized around the world, it comes with many synonyms. I have made it in California & Oregon and tasted it in Spain. Washington State has acreage, and so does Argentina & Australia. Tempranillo thrives at higher, arid altitudes of about 3,000 feet in the hills of the Pyrenees. Wait a minute; we just described the terroir and soils of the Texas High Plains. This red-noir varietal can make delicious medium to full-bodied wines at the hands of the winemaker.

Tempranillo has been referred to as Spain's noble grape – a well-deserved title. Be careful not to let things go overripe; the pH can shoot up if left on the vine. Tempranillo has been on the Iberian Peninsula since the time of the Phoenicians. We can even make rosé for those hot summer nights (and yes, that is a Van Halen quote.) The vine is planted on over 600,000 acres around the world, with more than 500,000 being in Spain. We have started the adoption of these vines here in the High Plains of Texas, with more planting next month.

Although Tempranillo is an old grape variety thriving in Rioja, where it originated, it flourishes in climates with diurnal shifts and warm, even hot, days that cool down overnight. It can even manage a drought so long as it is not extreme. Yes, it does produce volumes of wines without distinction (aka plunk) from vast vineyards in the land of Don Quixote known as La Mancha. The Texas High Plains offers Tempranillo nuances and complexity. As a winemaker, I have found it very manipulatable in the cellar, from a light-bodied rosé, a medium sangria, a full-bodied table wine, and even fortified as Tinta Roriz – think Portejas! Tempranillo is one of the few varieties you can take into the winery one way and has three or four styles at the end of the day. Not to mention Tempranillo as a blending component, which this grape is also great for.

What are the different dimensions of Tempranillo? It can be fruit-forward with cherries, raspberries, and even blackberries. Initially aged in the barrel, you will find licorice, leather, and to***co layers. Give a little more aging, and black tea-like tannins can emerge. The longer it is aged in a bottle or cask, the more it improves. Patience can unlock new nuances to this variety. It is versatile and can pair with numerous cuisines. American oak, French oak, new or seasoned, either or both will work; what style do you want from your cellar?

Let's have a conversation about your Tempranillo.

FERMFORGE/Texas Vine Country

Brian CHEESEBOROUGH

Director of Winemaking

04/13/2023

~Get to the Juice of the Matter~

Let us consider a few key factors that determine the style of white wine production, starting with the vineyard's terroir. The heart of every winemaker is the desire to create a wine of distinction, which is the ultimate goal.

As soon as the grapes are harvested, the priority is to separate the liquids from the skin as soon as possible; extended contact of even 12 hours can raise the pH, lower titratable acids, and cause the juice to adopt bitter, astringent flavors.

Pressing the grapes as soon as possible is paramount to preventing this. The Crush'N-Go service provided by FermForge can help make this happen.

We provide a state-of-the-art Armbruster Destemmer to separate the grapes from the stems gently before pumping them into a Willmes Sigma press, providing lower pressure, cleaner juice, and fewer lees. The press cycles, when run optimally, reduce the time in contact with the skins.

The over-extraction of phenolic compounds leading to astringent wines is risky if the harvesting and transport timeline from the vineyard to your winery is too long, not to mention unwanted microbial growth. Press your grapes as soon as possible; streamline your press time and avoid astringent juice or unintentionally making an orange wine. We are located in Brownfield, the proclaimed vineyard capital of Texas, in the heart of the High Plains.

FermForge
Brian Cheeseborough
Director of Winemaking

09/10/2022

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09/08/2022

Mason topping off the presses with some of the last whites of the season!

09/06/2022

Beautiful shipment of whites coming through the facility this morning. This mechanically harvested fruit is CLEAN! 🤩

08/29/2022

Eric and Dustin digging out a fermentation tank this weekend! Can’t wait to taste the final product🍷

08/11/2022

Cellar 3 so bright you need shades!!!💡😎

Glycol system is almost wrapped up in cellar 3 (pic from earlier to catch your 👀) and the permanent transformer is going in as I type this!

Looking for crush ‘n’ go or full winemaking services? 🍇🍷Shoot us a message for a schedule of services and to secure your spot for this season, tank space for the season is filling up quickly!🤩🚜

08/04/2022

Old pic from last week, but things are looking bright💡 (get it, because the lights are installed and electricity is hooked up🤪)

07/25/2022

Cellar #3 coming online…..✅

📸: Director of Winemaking, Brian Cheeseborough

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