Does Mechanical Harvesting Provide Superior Grapes?
Winemakers and growers share their own experiences with machine harvesting
Two years before joining Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Corey Beck visited Australia, a country known in the wine industry for facing labor shortages. Beck recalled the incredible, dark, inky wines he tasted in McLaren Vale. The winery’s 400 acres had been machine-harvested with only four vineyard workers and three harvesters. Immediately, he knew it was the future of vineyard operations. “It was like, ‘Wow, this is where it’s going, and this is happening,” he said. ...
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