Byron winemaker Jonathan Nagy takes us into the barrel room where the recently harvested grapes are fermenting.
Barrel Fermenting Grapes
Harvest
Vineyard Crew Nurtures Fruit & Vegetable Garden
Many hands make light work in Riverbench Vineyard in Santa Maria, California, about an hour north of Santa Barbara. Throughout the year, the vineyard crew tirelessly farms 240 acres of vines. From pruning to harvesting, these workers put in long hours keeping the vineyard productive and healthy.
Destemming Grapes at Foxen Winery
Foxen Winery co-founder Dick Doré shows us his new destemming machine as the first fruit of 2014 begins to come in.
Harvest Work Is More Than Just Picking
When most people think of the work that goes into harvesting wine grapes, picking is the first thing to come to mind. But there are other jobs for the vineyard crew during harvest.
Sampling Grapes in Preparation for Harvest
During an early morning walk with Ryan Carr we gather grape samples to test in preparation for harvest.