Samoswine
from grapes to bottle...
Location: In the mountains above Vourliotes.
Truck parked at the end of the road.
Grapes everywhere.
We can see some people 2-300 m. away.
Panayotis on his way down to the truck
with between 70 and 80 Kg. of grapes on his shoulders.
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No time to enjoy the nice view.
Just working hard in the heat
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Carrying grapes . .
and filling . .
bag after bag.
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Panayotis off again, and down
to the truck behind the left house
Time for a small break,
a cigaret
and some water!!!
Ready again!
Removing bad grapes
A really big bunch of grapes!
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Here you cut !
Cleaning.
More cleaning
a quick view to the sea.
On our way back to the house
Panayotis passed us.
That was a day ! More than 1.500 Kg carried down!
The owners dog.
Resting in the shade by the house.
Outdoor kitchen
and owen.
After the wineyard we visited the wine co-operative in Samos. The museum part is open for visitors, and abs. worth visiting.
Entrance to the administration
Arriving with grapes.
Unloading in the weight
Controlboard for the 'receive' section.
Weight controls. He just delivered 304 Kg.
The grapes are 'snailed' in to the separator
Leaves, and stalks are removed and blown out to the outdoor wastepile.
The grapes are pressed. The quality of the juice is measured. The juice is
then contained in big rotating tanks for a couple of days.
measuring the quality
measuring the quality
measuring the quality
Above 12 is = good.
'Presser' and rotating tank.
'Presser' and rotating tank.
Part of the separator.
The tanks again.
The dry stuff from the grapes.
The dry remains are used for animal food and as some kind of farmyard manure.
Standing below 50.000 l. juice/wine.
25.000 l. tanks.
40.000 l. tanks. Finished wine.
50.000 l. tanks. Finished wine.
Top of a full tank The condense show the level.
Leaving the production part
The wastepile of leaves and stalks.
In the exhibition part is a large collection of medals and diploms.
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Many interesting tools and old parts from the Samos wine production.
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Many historical bottles.
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In the cellar the high quality wine is stored in barrels and bottles. Some of the types are stored 3-5 years.
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In this very nice old production hall the guests can taste all the different types of Samos wine, and in the nearby shop they can buy or order the wine if they want so.
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