Giesen treads late harvest wine

A Marlborough winery is counting on the feet of their staff to again produce an award winning sweet wine. Giesen Wines began treading up to three tonnes of late harvest Sauvignon Blanc grapes by foot this week at its Riverlands plant, near Blenheim. Giesen Wines winemaker Hamish Kempthorne said the grapes picked from the company’s Alma St vineyard in Renwick would be bottled as sweet late harvest sauvignon blanc dessert wine. The foot treading method had become an annual event for staff with the wine recognised at major wine awards for the past three years