Grape Harvest

....and the making of our OWN house wine

Photos of the Harvest

Janet having fun!

Joan watching Gio!

Andy roped in to do his bit
Marissa keeping Moby occupied!  
The real workers

Geoff as amazing as ever

Soren lending a hand

Sorting the grapes
Preparing the crushing vat

Crushing the Grapes
Sebastian next to his first complete vat

Where it's from!

Every September and October we harvest the grapes with the help of our staff and friends.  Over the last few summers we've had a lot of help from our friends not just with the harvesting of the grapes but also the making of the wine.
Picking the sweet Taverna Grapes In September

The Harvest

Last summer was a bumper harvest, not just for us but generally all over Greece. The wet spring and long dry warm summer meant that the grapes had plenty of sun and were able to mature well on the vine. Our restaurant vine yielded almost 1 tonne of home-made wine that we will be serving this summer!  on top of this we made similar quantities of red and rose wine and as we write it is quietly maturing in our winery.   

Crushing the Grapes

So far so good, over the next few weeks we will be cleaning the fermentation vats of sediments that are a by-product of the wine making process and testing once again the strength and acidity of the wine. As Sebastian keeps telling us, our wine is a living member of our family and needs lots of TLC in order to keep us happy during the summer!

 
Transferring the grape juice to vats and treading the skins

Sebastian's Winery

For those of you that are interested in the whole wine making process, you may want to visit our winery situated in the heart of the old nearby village of Sinarades. This is where all the grapes end up, turned into wine and stored in huge vats until ready to sell.  Just speak to either Sebastian, Teresa or his mum Vassiliki and they will tell you all about this cottage industry.

Crushing the grape skins to get the last drop of wine!