Our visit to Barbadillo winery

The wine making process

- 1. Vines are grown in a soil called ‘Albariza’.

- 2. Palomino grapes are carefully cut from the vines.

- 3. Musts are poured in metal tanks.

- 4. The new wines are classified for ageing.

- 5. Casks are made of American oak.

- 6. Older wines are blended with younger wines.

- 7. Fino wines are aged under yeast or ‘velo de flor’.

- 8. Wine is bottled from the lower butt.

- 9. Manzanilla is produced only in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

- 10. Barbadillo wines are sold worldwide.

Wine making process

Background

1.       What is “viticulture”?

The cultivation of wine grapes for the production of wine is called "viticulture." Harvested during the fall, wine grapes may range in color from pale yellow to hearty green to ruby red.

2.      What are the four broad categories of wine?

Wine types can be divided into four broad categories: table wines, sparkling wines, fortified wines, and aromatic wines.

3.      What range of wines do table wines include?

Table wines include a range of red, white, and rose wines.

History

4.      Where was wine used 5,000 years ago?

Tomb wall paintings showing the use of wine.

5.       For how many years has wine been made in the Bordeaux region?

More than 2,000 years.

6.      Which states are the largest producers of wine in America today?

Today, California and New York state are by far the largest American producers of wine.

The manufacturing process

7.       Which is a universal factor in the production of wine?

A universal factor in the production of fine wine is timing. This includes picking grapes at the right time, removing the must at the right time, monitoring and regulating fermentation, and storing the wine long enough.

8.      What are the four steps of wine-making process?

The wine-making process can be divided into four distinct steps: harvesting and crushing grapes; fermenting must; ageing the wine; and packaging.