The Wine Maker

01/03/2019

Sip and Sense is a workshop for all wine lovers. They get to see how wine is made and the journey of it. Participants get to taste many wine varieties of grapes like cabernet, merlot...and to top it all free flowing snacks cheese and much more
- Making of wine
- Understand grape growing and varieties
- Taste wines
- How to read labels and buy wine
- Food pairing
- Lunch
- Souvenir

05/03/2018

Class of 2018, what an awesome time we had with all the participants, thanks for encouraging us to do this very year....390 wine makers so far and counting....thanks again....

01/03/2018

Last 3 days to register for the workshop, its going to be amazing this time with the varities of grapes :)
Looking forward to it....

28/01/2018

Coming Soon: The ripening is progressing well, the lower temperatures during the day are slowing the increase in sugar levels. Today morning when I reached out to the farmer he mentioned that suddenly the sugar levels have dropped a little bit, yet he was confident of a good crop. Wine Makers keep yourself ready the grapes are on their way.

12/01/2018

The Grapes are just doing awesomely wonderful, the sunny days and night temperatures are good and eventually in Feb it will start to get ripened just perfectly, fingers crossed to this season, I am looking forward to an awesome vintage .....Any one for master class in grape growing?...

23/09/2017

10/08/2017

Part II: The Duoro terraces were initially inhabited by stone age people and can be traced that grapes were grown 20 thousand years ago and wine was produced 4 thousand years BC. While the Romans came and started focusing on agriculture, you can see that there are various types of terraces and their capability and style has changed based on the machinery eg. In stone age there were humans who harvested, later it was using horses, mules etc and toward the late 19th century with machines. Yet the different styles of terraces ensures that there is least soil erosion, the micro climate is protected and appropriate humidity is maintained. The terrace style decides the quality of grapes in some parts of the Douro. The ride is an amazing experience. The rocky terraces ensures that the roots go deep and extract maximum character. The terraces also ensure that no water is retained and drainage of water is appropriately taken care.

02/08/2017

Post 1: Porto , a city in the North of Portugal. The Douro river separates the two distinct towns on either side of the river Porto and Callaici / Cale , the origin of today's Gaia, Galicia. Together it became Portugalia and later became Portugal. On the north side you have Gaia where you have the cellars -(Caves) where wines are stored, and on the other side of the river, you will find great restaurants and the Porto town that has its character. One side of the river you can feel the business orientation while on the other side its full of fun, typical touristy and got its unique character.

22/07/2017

You can read all about Douro Valley at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douro_DOC .
The amazing terraces that potentially would help the roots go deeper and I am sure the capillary action would push the river water up. The micro climate in the valley is felt as you take the ride and boat tour. As you go away from the ocean the climate is suitable and creates more superior grapes! What I observed was that people looked at it as an art to produce the best of best! Trust me the passion is visible in each and every aspect of wine making there. The next few weeks, I will put a picture and relevance of each aspect…please follow and I am sure your next international trip will be Porto- Douro Valley

08/03/2017

Last few days left to register for the wine making and wine tasting workshop, please do so as soon as possible as it will give us a chance to plan every detail. Inbox me if you need more details or write to [email protected]

08/03/2017

Last few days left to register for the wine making and wine tasting workshop, please do so as soon as possible as it will give us a chance to plan every detail. Inbox me if you need more details or write to [email protected]

05/03/2017

Update : All preparations in full swing, 8 plus wines to taste, 11 stages of wine and 6 cheese, 10 plus varieties of grapes. Looking forward to seeing you all