Stomping Grapes Guide
Continuing the process of making nouveau wine out of my homegrown organic grapes, in this video I stomp, ferment, and press the grapes. Here is a video of the younger generation stomping the grapes for wine at the winery. Crushing grapes with feet is hardly a new trend.
Understanding the Context
There is ample evidence that humans have stepped on grapes in vats, tubs and lagars to make wine for at least 8,000 years. The freshly-plucked bunches of grapes are put into a large cement/stone trough (known as a lagar), and then stompers/treaders go in, barefoot, to crush the grapes. A crowd gathers, half drunk on Chianti, half drunk on whatever devil-may-care instinct drove them out to a field with the express goal of pulverizing grapes with their bare feet. Ultimate Guide to GrapeStomping in Napa Valley: Where to Stomp in Napa - The Taste Edit | Napa, Napa valley, Grapes.
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Maybe this is just the wino in me. I was excited to finally experience what it’s like to stompgrapes “I Love Lucy style” at Grgich Hills Estate. Where to StompGrapes in Napa Valley. Picture yourself jumping into a barrel of fresh grapes, stomping away with a glass of Chardonnay, Rosé, or Zinfandel in hand.
