Grapes tipped into hopper with corkscrew rising up a mechanical ladder for crushing, Carmine Granata Winery, Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza, in the rain-shadow of the Andes, stopping wet winds from the Pacific, is the leading wine-making region in Argentina. 1000 wineries produce 70% of the country's wine. The dry and very sunny weather is ideal for wine production. Malbec is iconic, but not the only grape variety grown. The Carmine Granata Winery, located in Serpa Alberti, Mayor Drummond, Lujan de Cuyo, is one of the oldest in Mendoza. The founder of the company, born in Chieti, Italy, in 1897, arrived in Argentina in 1922 and started making wines in Mendoza in 1931. His descendants continue the work. The winery makes wine from Malbec, Pinot Negro and Semillon grapes. The award-winning wines include 'Carmine Granata' (made from Pinot Negro grapes), 'Nicolas Granata' (a Malbec aged in bottles for 8 years or longer) and 'Carmine Granata Tradicional' (a Malbec stored in French oak casks for 6-8 months). The winery has a small museum of old machines. Being an old established winery, the techniques employed are not the most up-to-date. Here we see grapes for crushing rising up a mechanical ladder from a concrete hopper into which they have been tipped from a lorry.
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Location: Carmine Granata Winery, Serpi Alberta, Mayor Drummond, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
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