What does green harvesting mean?
It is the practice of removing unripe bunches of grapes in midsummer in order to reduce the yield per plant and increase the quality. Unlike other plants which will abort excess fruit, such as the …
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Sommelier India Desk
13 June 2007 · 3 min read
It is the practice of removing unripe bunches of grapes in midsummer in order to reduce the yield per plant and increase the quality. Unlike other plants which will abort excess fruit, such as the peach, the vine will try and ripen the whole crop – which if large will increase the likelihood of producing a dilute wine.
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