What happens in the vineyard?
Working in the vineyard is one of the most important activities for a winemaker. The management of a vineyard naturally contributes massively to the quality of a wine. Here you get an insight of what currently keeps the winemakers busy.
After it was already freezing cold during the night from January 12th to 13th, the required minus 7°C were reached the following night in Rheinhessen to harvest the frozen grapes. A total of 6 wineries in Rheinhessen were able to harvest Silvaner, Chardonnay, and Souvignier Gris grapes with at least 130 degrees Oechsle. In the context of climate change, with milder winters and increasingly earlier grape ripening, it is becoming more difficult to keep the grapes healthy until the first major frosts. The press runs for hours here, and the…
It's commonly believed that once the grapes are harvested, things go quiet in the vineyard. This was indeed the case in previous generations of winemakers. However, for wineries that primarily sell their wines directly to consumers or through trade, the "elf team" (those handling sales and shipping) is in full swing during the pre-Christmas season. Some wineries generate almost half of their annual revenue in the months of November and December. At the same time, work must begin in the vineyard with pruning the vines. This is still the…
Where just a few days ago a lively sea of colorful leaves shaped the vineyards, bathing the 1,000 rolling hills of Rheinhessen in a golden light, the sight of bare vines is now slowly emerging. The seemingly endless rows disappear into the mist. The thinning vines once again allow a clear view through the rows and signal the imminent start of pruning for vineyards with extensive acreage—marking the beginning of the new wine year. Winemakers are now spending more time in the cellar, separating the yeast from the clear wine, filtering, and…
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Udo Diel
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Otto-Lilienthal-Straße 4
55232 Alzey
Tel: 06731 89328 18