The search for quality prevents the mechanization of the harvest, especially in some denominations, therefore it is preferable to resort to manual harvesting. The harvesters, without the aid of mechanical tools, cut the bunches of grapes, collect them in specific containers and transport them to the cellar, relying exclusively on the precision and delicacy of their hands and the strength of their ...
We have seen in a previous article the importance for a winemaker to harvest, especially in the production of quality red wines, grapes that have an optimal polyphenolic maturity, evaluating the skin and seeds very well. But why can even 24 hours be important? At the biochemical level, many synthesis and polymerization reactions take place which ...
Viticultural obstacles Many wineries, especially when they have large areas of vines, use mechanical grape harvesters that allow you to speed up and streamline work, sometimes allowing you to obtain significant savings on the most important operation for the winegrower. - By analyzing what are the limits of this operation, we can undoubtedly find viticultural obstacles: The ...
Very often from the wineries that produce quality we hear about thinning or selection of the grapes, or green harvest. But what are we talking about? It's very important? By grape thinning we mean the timely intervention which involves the elimination of part of the load per plant (bunches) that are cut and left on the ground. It is an intervention ...
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