Grapes, Grapes, and Wine

Grapes, Grapes, and Wine - Scaling the Alps to the Italian Lakes - Tally Gals - CycleBlaze

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September 26, 2023

Our chilly misty morning turned into a beautiful sunny day. Riding past many vineyards growing up steep hills with harvesting in process. Stopped along the way to enjoy river views. Explored towns with buildings from the 1400s. Visited a small family winery and had a wine tasting.

They use every bit of space right up to the rocks for the grape vines

You never know when you will see a pink frog in a shop window

This little building had a date of 1416 on it.

When they receive grapes they are loaded into this machine which presses the grapes

Then if it is going to be a red or rose wine the juice and the skins and the seeds are let to sit in big containers, the skins and seeds float to the top and periodically they are pushed down into the juice. The juice from red and dark grapes is generally clear so the skins and seeds give it the color

They have three oak barrels where they age the wine.

Some of the wine is aged in stainless steel vats

Today's ride: 27 miles (43 km)
Total: 122 miles (196 km)

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