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Aug 20
2010
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A grapelliniPosted by LizzieBG in Vines, Le Couvent Roujan, Guests |
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Yesterday we picked the white grapes. We don't have the right equipment to make white wine - you need a method of chilling the grapes quickly and as we have so few it simply isn't worth the outlay.



So we picked our Muscat petit grain, along with a few black and white eating grapes, just for juice. Ali & I were joined by four of our lovely guests; Nicolette, Frances, Kristin & Justin. (For one moment this morning we had Justin Gosling and Justin Swan in the house.)



The pre-squish footwash

De-stemming the grapes

Waiting to squish

Treading the grapes

The pre-sieved gloop


Bottled
After removing the stems and treading the grapes we ended up with about 50 litres of juice which we gave to our B&B guests at breakfast and to any of our pals who'd take some. It's absolutely delicious, but only lasts a few days in the fridge before it would start to ferment. So we glug it merrily while it's around. Last night we had it with champagne. Nicky named the cocktail a Le Couvent Grappellini.















