Disgorging, winter pruning and Thorslundkagge

What a week!

The Riddling was finished and this week it was time to disgorge our Pet Nat. It is not nearly as common to do this on this type of bubbly wine as, for example, sparkling wine made according to the traditional method, also known as the Champagne method. But we had three reasons why we decided to do this:

• higher pressure than necessary, to play with and dare to take a little off
• unnecessary precipitation
• the incredibly interesting, new, exciting and educational thing about trying disgorging

It resulted in an incredibly fine wine, more elegant without the sediment and veils that can otherwise be found in a Pet Nat. It was also just as educational and exciting as desired.

Then we went to Norrköping for winter pruning! Brilliant sun (it's starting to warm up, right?) with a few degrees above zero in the air, which makes it really comfortable to work with your body. I absolutely love working outdoors in the winter because it's easier to adapt to the temperature with clothes and work pace. We got reinforcements from mom, which meant we got further and had more fun. Four rows done, 26 to go.

Finally it was time for our regional group in the Swedish Wine Industry Association to visit the coopers Thorslundkagge. What incredible craftsmanship by incredible people! I learned that terroir also makes itself felt in oak and that Sörmland, Skåne and Småland oak give different flavors depending on where they grew. What a thing!