Tänaseks päevaks olen juba 50 tundi kogenenum veinimaailmas kui ma olin eelmisel nädalal. Samas saavad minu lisanduvad teadmised pärinema suures osas viinamarja kasvatamisest, sest töötan siin ju traktoristina. Veinisöpradele tundub ju kohatu mainida, aga üldjuhul peetakse veini puhul silmas viinamarjadest fermentatsiooni tulemusena saadud alkohoolset jooki. Archaeological evidence suggests that the earliest known production of wine, made by fermenting grapes, took place as early as 8,000 years ago in Georgia. Viinamarjapöösad vajavad aastaringset hoolt ning saagikoristus on vaid üks etapp töödeahelas.
Meil kontoris on tore töödekalender, kus siis ühtekokku 15 rida ning me oleme siis hetkel 2/3 peal. Osa töid on ühekordsed, mitmed aga korduvad. Üks töö, mis pole kunagi löplikult tehtud on siis rohu niitmine pöösaste vahelt. See siis sisustas ka esimesel kolmel päeval minu tööpäevad ning oli käesoojenduseks harjumaks kitsaste koridoridega viinamarjapöösaste vahel. Viimased 4 päeva olen ma aga olnud viinamarjapöösaste enda kallal. Eelnevalt on üks meie teistest traktoritest kärpinud pöösaid niiöelda
hekikääridega peale mida tegelen mina lehtede kitkumisega (leaf pluck) viinamarjakobarate ümbert, et nad saaksid rohkem päikesevalgust ning tooks esile häid maitseomadusi. Minu traktori ees olev mehhanism siis imeb viinamarjaväädil kasvava lehe endasse, kus siis pöörlevad terad selle maha löikavad.
Plucking! (http://birthofawine.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.html)
I have been talking about 'plucking' for the last few months, and have recently been asked to clarify the term. Well, OK. It has nothing to do with chooks - that's the first thing. It's all about showing the grapes to the sun and wind. As always, pictures tell a thousand words, so here's a 'before' shot:
And here's the 'after' shot:
In the first image, the grapes are hidden by the leaves. In the second shot we have pulled off all the leaves around the bunches to let air circulate which reduces the risk of mildew and disease and to let sun in; again to reduce disease risk. Both also result in the grapes developing thicker skins, which gives us more to work with when fermenting. Thicker skins allow us to extract more flavours and tannins.
Plucking! (http://birthofawine.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.html)I have been talking about 'plucking' for the last few months, and have recently been asked to clarify the term. Well, OK. It has nothing to do with chooks - that's the first thing. It's all about showing the grapes to the sun and wind. As always, pictures tell a thousand words, so here's a 'before' shot:

And here's the 'after' shot:
In the first image, the grapes are hidden by the leaves. In the second shot we have pulled off all the leaves around the bunches to let air circulate which reduces the risk of mildew and disease and to let sun in; again to reduce disease risk. Both also result in the grapes developing thicker skins, which gives us more to work with when fermenting. Thicker skins allow us to extract more flavours and tannins.
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mmm, mul suu jookseb vett...
Mida helvetti, mis masin!
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