Brown Magpie Wines - The Warble

Hi Everyone

It was lovely to see you all over Easter. The weather was lovely and the leaves on the vines are slowly turning lovely yellow, orange and red. What an amazing time to visit vineyards.

The picking has almost finished, but the work is just starting in the winery. The whites have to be prepared for bottling. We have to cold stabilise the whites in refrigerated tanks. This stops the tartrates  from forming. We have to fine the wine with a special clay to take the proteins out. This stops the wine from clouding up in a warm room. It then has to be filtered to take out any micro organisms. This stops the wine from developing any bad smells. All of this works gives you a lovely  sparkling clean wine. The reds have to be racked to take out the dead yeast cells, stored in barrels and checked to see when the malo-lactic fermentation or secondary fermentation has finished. While this secondary fermentation is progressing, the wine is protected. However, once it has finished, the wine has to be racked to rid of any sediment and has sulphur added to protect the wine. Chris is busy right through winter to get ready for our September bottling.

When you see our lovely 2011 vintage, you will now appreciate all the care and attention we have given it.

Regards

Loretta