Pinot Gris Recipe

Wine Making Directions

1. 1

   Harvesting the Grapes

   Carefully hand-pick the Pinot Gris grapes ensuring only ripe and healthy grapes are selected.

2. 2

   Crushing the Grapes

   In a clean and sanitized area, crush the grapes using a grape crusher or by hand to release the juice. Make sure to keep the skins intact for flavor.

3. 3

   Pressing the Juice

   Transfer the crushed grapes into a wine press and press them to extract the juice. Collect the juice in a sanitized fermentation vessel.

4. 4

   Adding Water

   Add 500 ml of water to the grape juice in the fermentation vessel to adjust the sugar concentration.

5. 5

   Adding Sugar

   Dissolve 100 grams of sugar in a small amount of warm water and add it to the fermentation vessel to encourage fermentation.

6. 6

   Adding Yeast

   Sprinkle 10 grams of wine yeast over the surface of the juice and gently stir to incorporate it.

7. 7

   Adding Sulfur Dioxide

   Dissolve 50 grams of sulfur dioxide in a small amount of water and add it to the mixture for stabilization and to prevent spoilage.

8. 8

   Fermentation

   Cover the fermentation vessel with a clean cloth and let it sit in a dark, cool place for 2-3 weeks, checking daily for fermentation activity.

9. 9

   Racking

   After fermentation is complete, siphon the wine off the sediment into a clean vessel, leaving the sediment behind.

10. 10

    Aging

    Age the wine for at least 6 months in a cool, dark place to develop its flavors before bottling.

11. 11

    Bottling

    Once aged, bottle the wine in sanitized bottles and seal them with corks. Store the bottles upright in a cool place.