Grape harvest and wine making

Grape harvest and wine making

Grape harvest and wine making

Our small vineyard planted 4 years ago produced a small quantity of grapes (Tannat & Cabernet Sauvignon) this year, enough to make a small batch of red wine. 

Grape harvest and wine making

Followed the Lunar Calendar for the best day to collect fruit, 4 of us started working from 10am, cutting off bunches and sorting out bad grapes among them. 

Grape harvest and wine making

Grape harvest and wine making

Back to the barn to remove stems from  the grapes, pour into the grinder to crack the grapes, add neutral wine yeast to kick start fermentation, got around 70L of grapes. 

Grape harvest and wine making

Grape harvest and wine making

Plan to have a month long fermentation to extract maximum colour and flavor from the skin of grapes.