THE VINE'S ANNUAL CYCLE
The milestones in the vine's year are:
- Budbreak
- Flowering
- Fruit set
- Veraison
- Maturity
VINEYARD DECISIONS
Some of the main decisions made by the winegrower are:
- Spacing
- Training
- Pruning
- Trellising
- Yield
- Harvest
WINERY DECISIONS
The main steps in the winemaking process are:
- Sorting
- Destemming
- Alcoholic Fermentation
- Yeast
- Temperature of Fermentation
- Fermentation Container
- Malolactic Fermentation
- Pressing
- Sur Lie Aging
- Racking, Fining, Filtration
- Blending, Barrel Aging, Bottling and Bottle Aging
MAKING WINE WITH BUBBLES
The main steps of méthode champenoise, or méthode traditionnelle, are:
- Pressing
- Blending
- Second Alcoholic Fermentation
- Sur Lie Aging
- Riddling
- Dégorgement
- Dosage
- Recorking
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Additional Tastings
Focus on tastings that illustrate the influence of winemaking on the flavors, body and character of wines. These flights consider the effects of winemaking factors such as harvest timing, blending and aging.
To get the most out of these examples, the wines should be approximately the same age (except for wines in...
