„Good wine comes from good fruit.”

Count Stephan von Neipperg

Each of the seasons brings its specific climate conditions. They determine the stages of winemaking.

See below how we from Bessa Valley take care of growing good fruits and create quality wine according to the seasonal year.

Spring

Pruning in March

Prune residue removal, unearthing

Shoulder binding in April

Hoeing – the first time in the year the tractors are in the vines

Straightening and tying in May

Hoeing

Summer

Breaking of the sprouts in June

Ordering and spraying, hoeing

Tying of summer growth

Clasping and ordering

Thinning of the leaf mass on the north side in July

Spraying

Grafting of vines

Watering and hoeing

Tying young vines

Opening up the grapes from the south side

Grape lowering in August

Watering

Protecting the massif from starlings

Autumn

Beginning of grape picking in September

Hand-picking

Fruit selection

Separation of the grapes from the clusters

Indoor:

Ten-ton tanks are filled up to 4/5 of their capacity

Cooling to 14-16 degrees

Cold maceration

Warming the juice in order for the alcoholic fermentation to start

Marc separation

In barriques – malolactic fermentation

Wine aging

Outdoor again:

Unclasping in October

Counting the missing vines

Spreading the of residue

Earthling up of the vines

Winter

Blending of matured wine

Bottling of past-year harvest

Labeling