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| Of the amount that has remained after the must is cleared, 400 liters will ferment in barrels | The Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) will produce 1,800 liters of Merseguera grape wine.
Those are the liters that have come out after the crushing and racking of the 3,300 kilos of merseguera grapes harvested in the vineyards that the UPCT has at the Tomás Ferro experimental farm, located in La Palma.
After the racking and fermentation processes, the wine will rest until bottling in December.The director of the Higher Technical School of Agronomic Engineering of the UPCT, Arantxa Aznar, explained that of the 1,800 liters of wine that will be made, 400 liters will ferment in barrels.
This is the second year in a row that part of the must has been fermented in barrels due to the "success it had last year, since characteristic aromas of the wood are achieved".The situation caused by Covid-19 has caused production to decrease this year.
Aznar explains that they had to reduce to 40 the maximum number of teachers, students and Administration and Services personnel who participated in the harvest, leaving "many wanting to attend." In addition, the pandemic has meant that they could not carry out the pruning in green either and the hail that fell in July has also affected production.
To guarantee the quality of the broth from the UPCT vineyards, three companies advise the School of Agronomists throughout the production process: Bodegas Luzón y Agrifusa, from Grupo Fuertes, and Seipasa.
Source: UPCT
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