grape harvest
Annual wine gathering
The grape harvest is the annual gathering of ripe grapes from vineyards, typically for winemaking.
The timing is critical—grapes must reach optimal sugar and acid levels.
In wine regions, harvest season (usually late summer to early fall) brings intense activity: The whole village turns out for the grape harvest.
The French term *vendange* appears in wine contexts.
- viticultureGrape-growing science
- seasonal workersEmployees hired temporarily
- field workersAgricultural labor force
- pressApply force downward
- vintnersThose who produce wine
vineyards · old vines · terroir · pruning shears · winemaking · cluster · regional traditions · wine country · autumn equinox · crush · noble rot · manual labor · fermentation tanks · vine · trellises · cellar · autumn · barrels
- Ahr Valleyred wine, Pinot Noir, Riesling, wine estates, wine festivals
- autumnautumn leaves, leaf fall, fall, autumn equinox, golden leaves
- harvestreaping, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap, gathering
- manual laborfarming, lifting, carrying, shoveling, loading
- seasonal workfarm workers, fruit pickers, crop picking, farm labor, farm hands
- wine and drinkwine bottles, wine glasses, wine barrels, wine cellar, wine cellars
grape harvestbottling
Packaging liquids in containers
wine bottling · corking · consumption · aging · fermentation
grape harvestplanting
Placing seeds in earth
sowing · dormancy · pruning · cultivation · winter pruning