Batonnage Time!
What does the word batonnage bring to your mind? Batonnage: is the process in which we stir the must or wine lees so that they are suspended in the liquid.
Read MoreWhat does the word batonnage bring to your mind? Batonnage: is the process in which we stir the must or wine lees so that they are suspended in the liquid.
Read MoreMany wrongly believe that it is simply a mixture of white and red wine. The vinification of rosé wines has though its own rules!
Read MoreWith the growth of the new shoots of the vine, the grapes appear in the form of inflorescences.
Read MoreOtherwise the most natural and environmentally friendly way of vine growing!
Read MoreBud swelling or otherwise ..the awakening of the vines!
Read MoreAnother cinematic snapshot from this year's harvest 🎥! Sorting the grapes at La Tour Melas, to produce red wines of superior quality! A very important process before vinification! The process: >> We select the best quality grapes (the uniformly riped ones, no rotten ones, no raisined/dry berries) on a sorting table, usually of 6-8 people. >> This is followed by the de-stemming of the grapes, i.e. separating the stems from the berries and removing the berries. >> Finally we sort the berries on a second vibrating sorting table of 6-8 people, to remove unwanted berries (green, raisined/dry ones). To be continued 😉..
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