This week, we are going to the winery and celebrate the birthday of wine. We see harvest and post-harvest processes in the winery, step by step.I'm walking through the winery, when I'm about to get lost among the barrels, I hear a sound; the stopper of the barrel is off, someone is tasting wine with a straw. A little curious, a little excited, I go towards them and decide to start a series in this publication: "Voices from the Winery". I dream of pleasant and instructive conversations with people involved in the wine production process. The barrels are full, so why not?If you are ready for a bit of travelling and a bit of celebration, let's start!Attention!&nbsp;This publication refers to wine, a fermented grape juice from alcoholic beverages. For readers under 18 years of age, non-fermented grape juice may be more suitable.Cheers<a fr-original-style="" href="https://link.apos.to/c/M3cPOC4PhUHJ?c=SfukinVxemq33pgydpBpV&sub=62b033905d379200061d8935&s=web" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Selin</a>

We have physically (and emotionally) experienced the harvest in the vineyard in the previous issue. The grapes were on their way to the winery. Now here we are, in the winery! We celebrate the birthday of wine. We accompany the grapes' journey from the vineyard to the winery in the manner of a photonovel.The journey of the crates of grapes starts in the selection band below.<img lazy="loading" src="https://images.aposto.com/1200xauto/2022/9/3/1666776370145.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.66" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">The grapes fall out of the crates.<img lazy="loading" src="https://images.aposto.com/1200xauto/2022/9/3/1666776382723.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.65" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Then there is some cleaning. If there is any material that does not belong to the grape, such as leaves, stones, etc., those are separated by hand on this selection belt.<img lazy="loading" src="https://images.aposto.com/1200xauto/2022/9/3/1666776475660.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.56" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">This is how the crispy grapes are arranged.<img lazy="loading" src="https://images.aposto.com/1200xauto/2022/9/3/1666776546497.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.56" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Now comes the elevator. The grapes are moving towards the stem separation with the help of the elevator. I apologise for my failure in the attempted perceptual illusion of the grapes actually being in the partitions of the elevator.<img lazy="loading" src="https://images.aposto.com/1200xauto/2022/9/3/1666776584503.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.76" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">This is how the clusters of grapes go.<img lazy="loading" src="https://images.aposto.com/1200xauto/2022/9/3/1666776725553.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.89" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">They are separated from the stems. I'm holding the grape stalks. They have a wonderful fragrance!<img lazy="loading" src="https://images.aposto.com/1200xauto/2022/9/3/1666776754580.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.73" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">The grape berries are separated from the clusters and then dumped onto the next selection belt. <img lazy="loading" src="https://images.aposto.com/1200xauto/2022/9/3/1666776788820.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.56" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Then the grapes are separated from the stems and go through the second selection belt to the cracking. Think of two cylinders, like a cogwheel, the grapes pass through them and are cracked. After that, the grapes are pressed and fermented. We will talk about these in detail in the following issues. We'll get lost in the chemical changes, the physical transformations. For now, we are harvesting, and these are the first steps in the winery.

The winery side of harvest

First Steps in the Winery

NEWS FROM THE VINEYARD

The story of an oenologist

VOICES FROM THE WINERY

Thank you for reading!Cheers 🍷<a fr-original-style="" href="https://link.apos.to/c/M3cPOC4PhUHJ?c=jxvdzhuuz-Iz_TaqOxjz1&sub=62b033905d379200061d8935&s=web&utm_source=aposto" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Selin</a>

LAST SIP

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