Aging fine red wine is not a waiting game; at least once per year during the three-to-seven years in French oak barrels, the wine goes through labor-intensive "racking." This process softens tannins, clarifies the wine and enhances aromatic qualities.
And now I understand why racking the natural way, relying on gravity only and not adding anything, really protects the terroir notes in the wine!
In our effort to spread knowledge of the advancements in SUSTAINABLE and ORGANIC Viticulture and Oenology, we will publish various articles that we come a cross in our everlasting search for education. Here is one, please enjoy. By: James Lawrence, Meiningers Wine Business International Thorvald, a robot equipped with ultraviolet lamps, is slaying fungus wherever it goes. James Lawrence says this could be a game-changer for viticulture. An international consortium of scientists and manufacturers have pioneered a revolutionary treatment for fungal diseases common to agriculture. The group, which includes researchers at Cornell AgriTech in New York, the University of Florida and Norwegian firm SAGA Robotics, have developed a robot that uses ultraviolet (UV) light lamps to eliminate mildew from vineyards....
The time of the year to tuck the shoots, thin the grapes & hedge the access growth. This vineyard is dry farmed!! Our winery is accepting reservations by appointment, email us at: sal@captainvineyards.com for reservations. Purchase a bottle or two & enjoy it at our vineyard surrendered deck OR take it home and enjoy it with your family. We observe the shelter in place rules with masks and physical distance.
We wish all our family, friends & Captain Vineyards club members a safe, joyous 4th of July. These are for sure challenging times for all of us. We are lucky to have Sasha, 2 years old, shelter in place at Captain Vineyards
