Press time

Syrah "marc" which will be pressed soon

Dear wine lovers,

When the grape juice has fermented into wine and after it has macerated long enough, it is time to separate the wine from its "marc" and press it.

First, we have to pump the wine to put it in another tank and then we have to fill the press machine with the marc, pulling it and even going inside the tank to recuperate as much as we can.

Then, the press starts and stops when the wine which drops has too much vegetal hints.

This operation takes a whole day for one tank and it is very physical. As a great reward we get lots of nice flavors but unfortunately I can't give you a sample of this through this blog...but next spring, we should have our first vintage ready to ship !

Cheers,

Jean-Marc Espinasse - Domaine Rouge-Bleu

PS : We have closed the submission for labels. Thanks for all of you who have posted and emailed with ideas. We will put online the photo album and the poll next week.

Comments

[Brett]

Hey - have been following your story and am loving it. Am here in Northern California so I am following your harvest vs the harvest here. Really want to try the first vintage when it comes out. Best of luck.

[Marianne]

(Sorry, don't know what the question about URL means.)

It is very interesting to see the numerous steps through which the grapes must pass to become wine. It is certainly more labor-intensive than most people realize. I appreciate your efforts, and hope all goes well.

[Kevin]

Jean-Marc --

Are you going to make eau de vie from your marc? If so, will this also be for sale?