Variations on
the above procedure exist. With sparkling wines such as Champagne, an
additional fermentation takes place inside the bottle, trapping carbon
dioxide and creating the characteristic bubbles. Sweet wines are made by
ensuring that some residual sugar remains after fermentation is completed.
This can be done by harvesting late (late harvest wine), freezing the
grapes to concentrate the sugar (ice wine), or adding a substance to kill
the remaining yeast before fermentation is completed; for example, high
proof brandy is added when making port wine. In other cases the winemaker
may choose to hold back some of the sweet grape juice and add it to the
wine after the fermentation is done, a technique known as süssreserve.
Grapes
Of all factors affecting the quality of a wine, the quality of the grapes
more than any other factor determines the quality of the wine. Their
quality is not only affected by their variety, but also by the weather
during the growing season, the soil, the time of harvest, and the way they
are pruned. The combination of these effects is often referred to as their
terroir. The most common genus of wine grape is Vitis vinifera,
which includes nearly all varieties of European origin.
The grapes are usually harvested from the vineyard
in the fall, in the northern hemisphere from the middle of October until
the beginning of November, or the middle of February until the beginning
of March in the southern hemisphere.
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La Vieille Montagne
3851 Spring Mountain Rd, St Helena, CA 94574-9678 707 963-9059
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Lewelling Vineyards
1951 Olive Ave, St Helena, CA 94574-2315, 707 963-1685
email
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Liparita Cellars
410 La Fata, St Helena, CA 94574 707 963-2775
email |
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Littorai Wines
PO Box 180, St Helena, CA 94574-0180 707 963-4762 |
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Livingston-Moffett
Winery
1895 Cabernet Ln, St Helena, CA 94574-1605 707 963-2120
Hours: By appointment |
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Long Meadow Ranch
1775 Whitehall Ln, St Helena, CA 94574-9788 707 963-4410
Hours: By appointment |
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Louis Corthay Winery
996 Galleron Rd, St Helena, CA 94574-9790 707 963-2384 |
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Mario Perelli-Minetti
Winery
1443 Silverado Trl N, St Helena, CA 94574-9503 707 963-8310
Hours Daily 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM
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Markham Vineyards
2812 Saint Helena Hwy N, St Helena, CA 94574-9655
70 963-5292 email
Hours Daily 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM |
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Merryvale Vineyards
Weekend Wine Component Seminars
1000 Main St, St Helena, CA 94574-2011 707 963-2225
email
Tasting Room
Hours Daily 10:00 Am - 6:30 PM |
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Michael Wolf Vineyard
Svc Incorporated
1083 Galleron Rd, St Helena, CA 94574-9790 707 963-3841 |
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Milat Vineyards Winery
1091 Saint Helena Hwy S, St Helena, CA 94574-2268
707 963-0758 email
Hours Daily 10:00 Am - 6:00 PM |
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Mystal Vineyards
PO Box 233, 707 967-9596 email |
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Newton Vineyard
2555 Madrona Ave, St Helena, CA 94574 707 963-9000 |
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Neyers Vineyards
PO Box 1028, St Helena, CA 94574-0528, 707 963-8840 |
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Nichelini Winery
2950 Sage Canyon Rd, St Helena, CA 94574-9641
963-0717 email
800-WE-TASTE Fax: (707) 963-3262
Hours Sat_Sun 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM M-F by appointment |
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Nova Wines Incorporated
PO Box 1014, St Helena, CA 94574-0514 707 965-1239 |
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One Vineyard
3268 Ehlers Ln, St Helena, Ca. 94574 707 963-1123 |
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Paloma Vineyard
4013 Spring Mountain Rd, St Helena, CA 94574-9773
707 963-7504 |
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Patz & Hall Wine
Corporation
1758 Spring St, St Helena, CA 94574-2044 707 963-4142 |
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