http://manjada.org/2009/08/making-of-traditional-wine-vinegar.html Go Gourmet in Istria! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:30:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://manjada.org/2009/08/making-of-traditional-wine-vinegar.html/comment-page-1#comment-68 Gogo Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:58:31 +0000 http://manjada.org/uncategorized/making-of-traditional-wine-vinegar/#comment-68 Not only Sven's father, but almost every family in Istria that makes the wine only for their own use leave the skins in contact with the juice. In that way you need less chemistry and less sophisticated wine equipment. One stainless steel barrel for fermentation and two, three oak barrels for aging and that's it. But the drawback of this technique is that grapes need to be perfectly healthy otherwise the wine will soon become too acidic. Not only Sven’s father, but almost every family in Istria that makes the wine only for their own use leave the skins in contact with the juice. In that way you need less chemistry and less sophisticated wine equipment. One stainless steel barrel for fermentation and two, three oak barrels for aging and that’s it. But the drawback of this technique is that grapes need to be perfectly healthy otherwise the wine will soon become too acidic.

]]> http://manjada.org/2009/08/making-of-traditional-wine-vinegar.html/comment-page-1#comment-60 Clem Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:03:49 +0000 http://manjada.org/uncategorized/making-of-traditional-wine-vinegar/#comment-60 Very interesting article. By the way, Sven's father makes white wine and leaves the skins inside. Very interesting article. By the way, Sven's father makes white wine and leaves the skins inside.

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