Wine Pumpover and Punch Down BREAKDOWN 💪🏾

Red wine production takes work 💪🏼 Learn about the wine pumpover process as well as punch downs and what they do for the wine!
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A wine pumpover is when juice is separated from the fermentation vessel and then sprayed over the top of the grape skin 'cap' in order to reincorporate the skins into the wine. This oxygenates the wine and allows for more color, flavor and tannin extraction. Another way of achieving this goal on smaller fermentation vessels is by doing a punch down. This is a more physical job requiring a specialized tool to push the cap down in order to achieve those same results. Either one of these processes help with temperature regulation so that you can maintain a happy fermentation environment. Learn more about them here with our Assistant Winemaker, Brett!

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