Consulting Services
Billo provides expert-level consulting services for all vineyard and winemaking tasks.
The winemaking services offered include the following:
- Winery design and layoutÂ
- Winery equipment selectionÂ
- Winemaking protocols for intended styles of wineÂ
- Yeast/Malolactic Bacteria selectionsÂ
- Oak sourcing and tailoring to specific varieties and vineyard sitesÂ
- Cap management strategiesÂ
- Press strategiesÂ
- Barrel handling protocols
- SO2 adjustments and topping guidelinesÂ
- Racking decisionsÂ
- Chemical adjustments to must and/or wineÂ
- Blending decisionsÂ
- Bottling considerations
The Viticulture services offered include the following:
- Site and Soil AnalysesÂ
- Guidance on varietal/clonal selections matched to soil and microclimateÂ
- Vineyard equipment guidanceÂ
- Pruning and canopy management protocolsÂ
- Water Deficit StrategiesÂ
- Spray regimensÂ
- Soil amendmentsÂ
- Optimizing fruit load for quality targets