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Annual Harvest at Channing Daughters Winery

At one Long Island winery, they crush the grapes the way the Romans did—with their feet. Sophie Menin on what this means for their wine.

Published Oct. 14 2010 1:50PM EDT

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galleries/2010/10/14/annual-harvest-at-channing-daughters-winery/menin-wine-harvest-6_fxoejk — The field blend of grapes for the wine Mosaico.
Sophie Menin

galleries/2010/10/14/annual-harvest-at-channing-daughters-winery/menin-wine-harvest-2_psplkl — A member of the vineyard crew standing in waders on whole grapes at the beginning of crush.
Sophie Menin

galleries/2010/10/14/annual-harvest-at-channing-daughters-winery/menin-wine-harvest-1_egwz7u — A one ton bin of grapes toward the end of the crush.
Sophie Menin

galleries/2010/10/14/annual-harvest-at-channing-daughters-winery/menin-wine-harvest-5_oorwvd — Skin fermented Pinot Grigio for a wine called Ramato (the Italian for coppery) being bucketed out of the bin and into the press.
Sophie Menin

galleries/2010/10/14/annual-harvest-at-channing-daughters-winery/menin-wine-harvest-4_dztnwc — The winemaker Christopher Tracy.
Sophie Menin

galleries/2010/10/14/annual-harvest-at-channing-daughters-winery/menin-wine-harvest-3_qkniow — Sophie Menin

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