Experiencing the Grape Harvest in Arizona

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In this video, we head to the vineyards of Arizona wine country to experience the grape harvest firsthand. From sunrise picking sessions to hands-on crush and fermentation, discover how this high-desert region is producing bold, unexpected wines.

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00:00Yep, that's me stomping on a ton of grapes. Come with me for Harvest at Los Milics, a winery in

00:05Elgin, Arizona, just an hour south of Tucson, where there are some truly incredible wines

00:10being made just north of the border. Harvest starts just after midnight as the vineyard crew

00:15picks all kinds of grapes from Grenache to Vermentino to Petit Monsang all before sunrise.

00:21I said hello to the horses and snacked on some grapes. Yes, wine grapes are entirely edible and

00:26very delicious. Once picked, it's a race against the clock to get the grapes back to the winery

00:31before they warm up. Some of the grapes are de-stemmed and put through the press, and I got to

00:35try some super tasty fresh grape juice. Then things become a little bubbly during fermentation.

00:40At Los Milics, they use an ancient technique, foot treading, for their stellar rosé. I had the honor

00:45of stomping on a whole metric ton of grapes this day. First, I stood in a sanitizer bucket full of

00:51solution, and then came the grapes. And believe me, it's a real workout, but it yields some seriously

00:57delicious results.

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