All grapes from our own vineyards are picked by hand. This implies rigorous selection directly on the vine - only fully ripe, unscathed fruit ends up in the cellar. By the way: we have no irrigation systems in our vineyards. It is true that in extremely dry years it may happen that we forgo one or another harvest from young vineyards. On the other hand, the vines will root substantially more deeply, thus releasing extra aromas and flavors as well as power into the grapes.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Planting new vines.
We are laying out a vineyard of 0.3 hectares in Ried Gloria. A
planting-plough opens a furrow 35cm deep, plants the vines,
then with several tines seals the furrow again with loose dirt.
The advantage of this: the young vines are happiest when the soil is loose.
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