Step 1: CRUSHER - Grapes are conveyed to a de-stemmer/crusher where grape leaves and stems are removed, and grapes are crushed.
Step 2: FERMENTATION - Most red grapes go to the fermenter for primary fermentationtext annotation indicator while most white grapes are pressed prior to fermentation. Yeast is added to start the fermentation.
Step 3: PRESS - After fermentation, red wines go to press to separate the wine from the grape skins.
Step 4: TANK - Most wines are settled in large stainless steel or upright oak tanks.
Step 5: BARREL - After settling, red wines and fuller-bodied white wines are put into small oak barrels for barrel aging.
Step 6: FILTER - After barrel aging and prior to bottling, some wines are filtered to help stabilize and clarify them.
Step 7: BOTTLE - Finished wines are bottled.
Step 8: AGING - (OPTIONAL) Wines may be aged further in a bottle.