{"id":23505,"date":"2018-07-30T10:54:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T10:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masvicens.com\/?p=23505"},"modified":"2025-04-30T00:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T00:13:18","slug":"why-do-we-throw-grapes-away-one-month-before-the-harvest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masvicens.com\/en\/why-do-we-throw-grapes-away-one-month-before-the-harvest\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do we throw grapes away one month before the harvest?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#444444&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;background_image&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7fX0=@&#8221; min_height=&#8221;40vh&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.11&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>It seems a contradiction and yes, it may also seem like an act with a negative standpoint. What sense does it have after working the vines all year long? Is it necessary to remove almost 40% of production of a vineyard? Which positive effects will we have on wine?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The grapes to the ground before the harvest<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Until not so many years ago, there was a great objective above all and it was to produce the maximum grapes that were possible. The land was cultivated based on its fertility and capacity to produce.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, however, the concept has changed and there <strong>is a priority with quality above quantity.<\/strong> Evolution in people and life also has its effect on the world of wine, and for this reason, techniques that were used few years ago are now simply unthinkable.<\/p>\n<p>In this particular case, <strong>the \u2018pre-harvest\u2019 helps us to balance the production of a vineyard<\/strong> and allows us to <strong>improve its maturation and health status of the fruit.<\/strong> We mainly carry out this job in the young vineyards due to their great production capacity and will always give us a superior qualitative result! Will we notice it in the glass of wine? Definitively yes.<\/p>\n<p>Warm regards winelovers!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems a contradiction and yes, it may also seem like an act with a negative standpoint. What sense does it have after working the vines all year long? Is it necessary to remove almost 40% of production of a vineyard? Which positive effects will we have on wine? 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