There is something rotten in the vineyard (Wine Tech Gallery: noble rot)

Hand picked noble rot grapes. Semillon. Chateau Nairac, Barsac, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France. Christmas time is when we bring out the sweet wines! Not only the port wines but perhaps also some “nobly rotten” wines? *********** BKWine Wine Tech Galleries This is the fourth gallery (below) to show a specific “technical” aspect of vine growing and […]

Pick-me-up (Wine Tech Gallery: sorting)

Hand selecting the bad grapes at a sorting table. Merlot. Chateau Paloumey, Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France. *********** BKWine Wine Tech Galleries This is the third gallery (below) to show a specific “technical” aspect of vine growing and wine making: our Wine Tech Galleries. This time we take a look at sorting and selecting the grapes […]

Gobble, gobble, gobble. (machine harvesting – Wine Tech)

Machine harvest. Semillon. Despagne Vineyards and Chateaux, Bordeaux, France *********** This is the second gallery (below) to show a specific “technical” aspect of vine growing and wine making: our Wine Tech galleries (do you have a suggestion for a better name than that?). This time we take a look at harvesting grapes by machine. You […]