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riddling
Ont he left is a Riddling Rack at Iron Horse Vineyards in the Russian River Valley. The rack in Frace is called a pupitres. It holds the bottles at a 45 degree angle. Riddling is the process of turning the bottles once a day. Each day the angle is increased until it is standing on end. This allows the yeast to accumulate in the neck and later it is ejected. On the left is the modern version at Roederer Estates in Mendocino which is automated.
riddling
Ont he left is a Riddling Rack at Iron Horse Vineyards in the Russian River Valley. The rack in Frace is called a pupitres. It holds the bottles at a 45 degree angle. Riddling is the process of turning the bottles once a day. Each day the angle is increased until it is standing on end. This allows the yeast to accumulate in the neck and later it is ejected. On the left is the modern version at Roederer Estates in Mendocino which is automated.