We went to a vineyard after the trip through St. Tropez. They took us to Chateau Sainte Roseline, a winery on the way back to Antibes. They gave us a tour of the their wine-making process, but not before they showed us the local church of Sainte Roseline along with her mummy. Not kidding. There is a church with a 800 year old dead girl right next to the winery. The story was nice, but that was creepy. In the winery, we saw the fermentation room, the labeling room, and the big barrel room. They place seemed huge, even if walking it didn't take long. He told us how to make the wines. White wines have the grapes pressed softly and gently over and over again to get all the juices without destroying the quality. Red grapes are macerated and the juice is mixed with the skin until the juice is the desired shade of red or pink. Then the juice is placed in a giant container, where it ferments with yeast for ten days. The wine is then placed into barrels until it is ready to go out. After the tour, we did some wine tasting. It turns out that I can easily drink white wine, sip rose wine, and can't stand red wine. We all have our preferences. Of course, buying some wine came immediately after the tasting. I bought two white wine bottles, along with a wine stopper. Drink safely everyone!
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grandma E
10/18/2015 10:16:13 am
Love white wine. With certain combinations
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