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Great wineries from Napa Valley to New York are now rolling out the barrel for the tending to squish a little merlot among their toes. "You get one person doing it and then everyone else desires to go along," says Ken Morris of the Grgich Hills Estate winery in the Napa Valley, where visitors could tread heavily daily during harvest. The days when wine production was done by the foot are actually long gone.
Although they might have the newest in shiny wine press technology parked at their squash pad, a number of wineries are as well showcasing the retro charms of clumping in a growth that builds on the present trend of gastronomic sightseeing, said Karen Ross of the California Association of Wine grape Growers. With wine now that being made in all over 50 states, chances to stomp grapes abound at crop time - usually late August through October, depends most on climate. There are fairs, festivals and other team events in addition to quieter experiences at individual wineries. |
