Get involved in the grape harvest in an organic French vineyard.
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The date of the harvest depends on many factors; the weather, the grape varietal, the type of wine, but it fundamentally comes down to the maturity of the grapes, and finding that perfect balance between sugar and acidity. The winemaker will then choose the optimum moment to harvest the grapes and make the wine to the desired taste.
Gourmet Odyssey offers Harvest Experience Days where you can get involved in the harvest at one of our 6 organic partner wineries. The aim is to participate in and learn from the winemaker about the process to harvest the grapes through to putting them in the fermentation tanks.
Armed with a pair of secateurs and a bucket, the winemaker will show you how to cut the bunches and to select the best grapes. Once you’ve finished the harvest, you’ll follow their journey back to the chai.
You’ll also enjoy a wine tasting session, because after the effort, the just reward! And then you will sit down to the harvesters’ lunch, accompanied by a selection of wines, where you can talk with the winemakers and learn more about how they work organically and the challenges in doing so. It’s a very privileged moment!
Then discover the work in the cellar during harvest time. You’ll get involved in sorting the grapes and putting them into the vats, where you’ll learn about the fermentation process. The day will be over before you know it, but you’ll be much wiser about all of the work and effort that goes into harvesting and making wine.
The little extra? Each Harvest Experience Day is valid for two people! And what’s more, when you buy a Gourmet Odyssey Wine Experience, you also have some adopted vines included that you’ll get to meet when you go to the winery for the harvest. You’ll follow the making of your wine, and will receive a bottle of wine for each adopted vine, using the grapes that you have helped to harvest. So, are you ready to meet up for the harvest?
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