Tag: Fitapreta Vinhos
Vinography Images: Filling Space
Photographer David Sawyer recalls: “Fitapreta Vinhos Assistant Winemaker Almerindo and I built this barrel room, locating, cleaning, perfectly positioning &
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: 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: 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: Vivid Crush
Alicante Bouschet gets dumped into a hopper during harvest at Fitapreta Vinhos in Portugal’s Alentejo region. Alicante Bouschet is a
