Wine making is a simple task and yet, it needs highly skilled specialists. Every wine has its own unique characteristics, attracting its own patrons. Seasoned wine tasters can identify the location of the vineyard just by tasting the wine. With a philosophical manner and a glow in their eyes, they would eagerly talk about the soil and the grapes used to produce the wine. The process of wine making involves several activities and subtle changes in the process could result in unique tastes.
Wine Making Processes
Grape harvesting constitutes the first phase of the wine making process. The fruits are either harvested by hand or by using special harvesting equipment. Grapes are harvested at dawn because this brings the best taste in the wine. Grapes are carried to the winery in huge baskets from the vineyard. Thereafter, these are crushed, pressed or treaded to get the juice, which is accumulated in large open barrels for fermentation. Specialized wine yeast is added to the juice to begin the fermentation process. The process is common for all wineries until this phase. Thereafter, each winery follows its own process.
Fermented wine is transferred to different types of barrels. The taste and texture is developed in these barrels in a stage of wine processing called the aging phase. The wines are fined and filtered and then bottled in a sterile environment. Before the cork is inserted, extra air from the bottles, after filling them with the wine, is taken out. The basic process post-fermentation is the same. However, different wineries use their own methods for adding a unique taste and texture to the wine.
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The author is associated with Skolnik, which offers drums of steel used for making wine including the overpack drum.
