In the Vineyard at Eisele: Green Harvesting

In the middle of the growing season, workers in Napa Valley's Eisele Vineyard remove clusters of Cabernet grapes from the weakest shoots on each vine. Winemaker Hélène Mingot explains this fine-tuning process to Wine Spectator's James Molesworth.

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