Does anybody know, or have any idea of where I could find information about traditional wine making and vineyard culture (as in, how the vines are tended throughout the year)?
Working on a fantasy novel, there's a vineyard for part of the setting. The climate is similar to southern California/kind of Mediterranean. The owners of the vineyard keep slaves, and at the moment have a surplus of laborers that they plan to auction off after the bulk of the harvest work is finished. I don't want to look stupid having that point come too soon, or wait too long where they would just be sitting around and twiddling their thumbs.
Specific questions I'm looking for answers to:
When the grapes are harvested, are they stored somewhere for any length of time, or are they immediately processed?
How are they processed? Modern method? Traditional method?
What is the time frame from the point the grapes are picked until the processing is finished?
Working on a fantasy novel, there's a vineyard for part of the setting. The climate is similar to southern California/kind of Mediterranean. The owners of the vineyard keep slaves, and at the moment have a surplus of laborers that they plan to auction off after the bulk of the harvest work is finished. I don't want to look stupid having that point come too soon, or wait too long where they would just be sitting around and twiddling their thumbs.
Specific questions I'm looking for answers to:
When the grapes are harvested, are they stored somewhere for any length of time, or are they immediately processed?
How are they processed? Modern method? Traditional method?
What is the time frame from the point the grapes are picked until the processing is finished?