On April 28, 2017, a devastating frost affected a large part of the vineyards in Northern Spain. A couple of days ago, we visited the vineyards to see what the effects have been from this unprecedented event and to discover what should be done to protect the vines in the […]
December and we were still harvesting… Although you might find this strange, it’s normal, since many wineries make late harvest wines. This is the case of Aroa Bodegas, an organic winery located in Navarre, in the Yerri Valley. We will find out about the elaboration process for this special wine […]
In this chapter you can see how the traditional harvest is carried out. A quite hard work, but also a very special and joyful time of the year for many families who pick up the fruits of the job they’ve done during the whole year. We hope you enjoy with […]
In this chapter you can see how harvesting of white varieties is developed. Why the grapes are harvested during the night and how this job is finally done.
In this chapter we will see how the harvest should be prepared in a winery for white wines and how by the end of august they already start the harvest. We will learn how the date for the harvest is being settled and what kind of planning it’s necessary to […]
In this chapter we will see how the grapes change their colour with the veraison and how the vines are almost ready for the harvest arrival. We will learn how works such us thinning of clusters are developed in order to improve the quality of the grapes and because of […]
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