Tag: David Sawyer
Vinography Images: Elbow Grease
Punchdowns work a little differently when your fermentation vessel is a Talha, a terra cotta amphora about your size. You
Vinography Images: Dawn Berries
Dawn light shines on freshly harvested Cabernet Sauvignon at Anomaly Vineyards in Napa Valley at harvest time. Vintners in Napa
Vinography Images: Talha Tales
Winery employee Sebastião fills a talha at Fitapreta Vinehos in Portugal’s Alentejo region. The Romans first introduced the terra cotta
Vinography Images: Must Swirl
Bright crimson must swirls through a tank during a pumpover at Fitapreta Vinhos in Portugal’s Alentejo region. Fitapreta is the
Vinography Images: Cellar Patina
Many wine cellars aim to be modern architectural marvels, but there’s nothing like the patina of an old cellar for
Vinography Images: Lingering Color
A last bit of peachy pink colors the underside of a cloud as light begins to fade above the vineyards
Vinography Images: Fermenting From the Firehose
A pumpover gushes full blast at Fitapreta Vinhos in Portugal’s Alentejo region. Says photographer and harvest intern David Sawyer, “Thoroughly
Vinography Images: Tartaric Trouble
When someone forgets to clean out a tank, mold grows on the tartrates pretty quickly. Photographer David Sawyer says, “It
Vinography Images: Harvest Onwards
Three leaves showing the progression and beauty of a vine from the start to the end of harvest in Portugal’s
Vinography Images: Last Bits
A harvest intern stares into the abyss the bottom of a fermentation bin, where only seeds and skins remain, after
Vinography Images: Pumpover Patterns
The start of a pumpover, known in French as remontage, offers photographer and cellar rat David Sawyer a tableau of
Vinography Images: Harvest Hands
The thing about harvest? “You always seem to have must all over you,” says photographer, sommelier, and harvest intern David
Vinography Images: Rivulets
Fine lees show patterns of rivulets, like an aerial photograph of a river delta, at the bottom of a drained
Vinography Images: Crack That Cap
The dynamics of a huge vat of grapes can be fascinating. As the wine ferments, the skins float to the
Vinography Images: Harvest Chaos
Not what the tourists see. Hoses, pumps, and various equipment clutter the tank room at Château Morgues du Grès in
Vinography Images: Messy Business
Fermentation can be a messy business, especially when it takes place outside of huge temperature-controlled steel vats, as seen here
Vinography Images: Press Tracks
Tracks of freshly pressed red wine stain the outside of a press housing at Anomaly Vineyards in the St. Helena
Vinography Images: Digging Out
After red wine fermentation completes, tanks are drained of their liquid, but what remains is a wet soppy mess of
Vinography Images: Fresh Fruit
Just-picked Napa Cabernet Sauvignon drops into the hopper on the way to the sorting table at Anomaly Vineyards in St.
