The next most important factor in wine making is choosing the right time to harvest (pick) the grapes. Several factors will be considered including sugar levels, color and taste. It’s also important for grapes to be picked carefully.
At some point, the grapes will be separated from their stems and leaves, usually by a special machine.It is at this point that red grapes will be treated differently than white grapes.
Fermentation is the process that converts a grape’s naturally occurring sugar to alcohol. All wine grapes have some wild yeast present already, but these yeast strains are very unpredictable. At some time during the fermentation process or just after fermentation, red wine skins are separated from their juices.
Once the appropriate alcohol content has been reached and fermentation is complete, the yeast and any other particles left behind must be separated from the finished product. This is done by racking, fining, and filtering if necessary.
The final step in the wine making process is putting the finished liquid into its bottle and labeling it. Some wines will be ready to drink right away. Most will be aged for a time before they are released to the public.
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