Topaz Wines

When to pick is the most important decision every winecrafter must make. It is even more critical in making late harvest wines. Harvest too soon and the botrytis isn’t fully developed and the grapes will lack sugar and richness. Too late and the berries may become too dry and lack juice or a rain may turn them to mush. Picking is very labor intensive as you can’t let the workers pick everything in site. They must be very selective and choose only botrytised bunches and then trim away any sound fruit from the cluster. They try to avoid undesirable molds or sour rot.