Domaine Germain Père & Fils >> Know-How


 
  We practice a well-reasoned “fight” ( a curative treatment, and also slightly preventive): manual clearing of weeds ( plowing, plough), “vendange en vert” or green harvest ( namely cutting off grape-bunches and leave only 7 or 8 per vine stock, in order for them to reach full maturity and to improve their quality).
 
  The vinification of Red Wines is traditional and it’s performed with great care.
  The Red Wines’ winemaking involves the following phases:
 
Hand Grape-Harvesting, with manual sorting on the spot
Complete destemming
Vatting : pulp= flavor, grape seeds= tannin, and grape skin= color;
Maceration ( between 12 and 16 days): extraction of flavors, color, and tannin
Punching down the cap and Pumping it over: to homogenize and aerate the must
Alcoholic fermentation : the sugar contents turn into alcohol (carried out by yeasts).
Devatting : pumping the grape juice
Storing wine in barrels or in vats: it depends on the wine type, the year, and the wine appellation.
Filtration
Bottling, bottle-washing, labeling, commercialization
   
   
  Bourgogne Aligoté, Saint Romain, Meursault... The traditional winemaking of our white wines is carried out with great care.
  The White Wines’ vinification involves the following phases:
 
Hand Grape-Harvesting
Pressing of entire harvest
Vatting : Racking must or settling
Storage in barrels or into vats : depending on the type, the year, and the wine we want to obtain;
Blending
Tartaric wine stabilization : by cooling procedures
Filtration
Bottling, bottle-washing, labeling, commercialization
   
   
 
   


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