Kollwentz - Römerhof Wine Estate

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.

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Biting and bitter cold

The temperature over the next few days looks to be -10°C and lower.

We are taking advantage of this to facilitate tartaric stabilisation.

Tartaric acid tends to form supersaturated solutions – which means that it should precipitate crystals (Weinstein), but thus far has not!

With a proper reduction in temperature this becomes easier.

Footnote: the bit of water standing on the bung has already frozen, and shows the logo of Tonnellerie Berthomieu in relief.

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