Monday, October 11, 2010

San Francisco-Part 8 (NAPA Valley)




Valve for pressing the grape skin and seeds, and it has to be slowly done as seeds cannot be crushed otherwise it will be bitter wine.


Wine storage room,temperature has to be controlled, humidity too. ANd all are made from wood, oakwood.





The leave morphology that can affect the photosynthesis, and hence the quality of grapes.


Stones to differentiate the type of grape trees, the grape variety, that is Merlot for this case


Another stone identification



Grapes for wine making are smaller in size compared to those table grapes, and they are 100% with seeds.


Roses are planted next to grape trees, as an indicator of any plant disease attacking the former


Flowers blooming


A view will the grape trees on the background


Another view of the vineyard



Main Entrance to the Vineyard.

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