00:02yes your favorite wine may have just been made with feet but here's why it matters here's why
00:07foot treading is still used as a winemaking technique around the world today to understand
00:12why foot treading is a great method for crushing grapes we need to start with the anatomy of the
00:16grape itself not this grape exactly but pretty similar includes the skin of the grape the flesh
00:21insides and then seeds which are inside the grape when you crush the grape the color and tannins are
00:26actually in the grape skin and not inside the flesh the pressure of a human foot smushing down
00:31on the grape is the perfect amount of force to get a bit of color and tannin from the skin
00:35without
00:35smushing the seeds portugal's duro valley still uses this technique today for the making of port wine
00:41it's not just about preserving history and tradition foot treading is actually the perfect method for
00:46this style of wine a few years ago i got to crush some grapes with my feet for a gorgeous
00:50rosé it
00:51was the perfect way to impart a little bit of color and plenty of juice but here's the question would
00:56you drink a wine made from feet you may have already without even knowing it cheers
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