The harvesting of wine grapes has begun for the season in Attica, the largest winemaking region in Greece. Wine grapes are hand-picked and then carried for desteming, the first stage of wine production.
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| Worker starts harvesting grapes early in the morning, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Worker harvesting "merlot" grapes with his hands, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Worker harvesting "merlot" grapes with his hands, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Worker starts harvesting grapes early in the morning, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Worker starts harvesting grapes early in the morning, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Worker carries grapes in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Grape variety named "merlot" for producing red wine, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Worker carries grapes in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Worker carries grapes at the time of the vintage, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Worker carries grapes at the time of the vintage, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Worker harvesting "merlot" grapes with hands, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Worker harvesting "merlot" grapes with his hands, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Workers harvesting "merlot" grapes with hands, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Worker harvesting "merlot" grapes with hands, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| Workers harvesting "merlot" grapes with their hands, in a vineyard situated in Stamata in Attica, the wider region of the Greek capital. |
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| The grape variety named "merlot" is used for producing red wine. |
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| Grape variety named "merlot" for producing red wine, is being carried for stemming to Papagiannakos Winery in Markopoulo. |
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| Cages with grapes are emptied to the mechanical destemmer in the Papagiannakos Winery in Markopoulo. |
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| Cages with grapes are emptied to the mechanical de-stemmer in Papagiannakos Winery in Markopoulo -Attica. |
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| Stems coming out of the de-stemmer. |
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| The extraction is pumped to vessels, which are tanks made of stainless steel, for fermentation, in the Papagiannakos Winery in Markopoulo. |
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| Vasilis Papagiannakos, the third generation of family winemakers, Papagiannakos Winery, since 1919, seen while inspecting the process of wine making. |
The harvesting of wine grapes has started in Attica, the largest winemaker region in Greece. Wine grapes are hand picked and after they are carried for destemming, the first stage of wine production.
In order to make red wine, after destemming, the grapes are lightly crushed.
The extraction that is obtained is a mixture of grapes, skins, juice and seeds, which is now referred to as must. The must is then pumped to a vessel, often a tank made of stainless steel or concrete, for fermentation.
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