UBUHANZI
UBWIZA N'UBUZIMA
UBUKORIKORI
UMUCO N'AMATEKA
IMYIDAGADURO
IBIDUKIKIJE
IBIRIBWA N'IBINYOBWA
UBWUBATSI BUSUBIRA INYUMA
UBUMENYI
SIPORO
IKORANABUHANGA
IBYAMBARWA
Red Wine: Dark Grapes Fermented on Their Skins
TheChef

Yaremwe na

TheChef

18. Ukwakira 2026DK
8
0
0
0
0

Red Wine: Dark Grapes Fermented on Their Skins

Red wine gets its colour from the skins: dark grapes are destemmed, lightly crushed and fermented with their skins, the floating cap pushed back down several times a day, at about 25–35 °C. Near the end the wine is pressed off the skins, left to finish (the malolactic change), and racked off its lees. The picture: a glass of red wine (photo by Sam Howzit, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0).
Hagati
Weeks

Amabwiriza

1

Destem and crush

Pull the dark grapes off their stems (stems make it bitter) and crush them lightly. Skins, juice and seeds together are the must.

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

Inzabibu za divayi zezeInzabibu za divayi zeze10 kg

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Indobo yo kuvutsamoIndobo yo kuvutsamo
Igikoresho cyo gusya ibirayiIgikoresho cyo gusya ibirayi
Iminzani ya Digitale yo mu GikoniIminzani ya Digitale yo mu Gikoni
2

Ferment on the skins

Cover and let the yeast on the skins start it. The skins rise as a cap: punch it down into the juice several times a day.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Indobo yo kuvutsamoIndobo yo kuvutsamo
Ikiyiko kinini cy'igitiIkiyiko kinini cy'igiti
3

Watch heat and sugar

Keep it at 25–28 °C for a fruity wine or 28–35 °C for a firmer one, never over 40 °C. Check temperature and density once or twice a day; density falls as the sugar goes.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Igipima UbushyuheIgipima Ubushyuhe
Igipima ubwuzuzanye bw'amaziIgipima ubwuzuzanye bw'amazi
4

Press

Near the end of fermentation, run off the free wine and press the skins for the rest.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Imashini ikamura inzabibuImashini ikamura inzabibu
Indobo yo kuvutsamoIndobo yo kuvutsamo
5

Finish and rack

Let it finish under an airlock while the malic acid turns to lactic. Then siphon it off its lees into a clean vessel.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Icupa rinini rya asideIcupa rinini rya aside
Igifunga cy'umwuka cy'isemburwaIgifunga cy'umwuka cy'isemburwa
Umuyoboro wo kwimura ikinyobwaUmuyoboro wo kwimura ikinyobwa

Ibikoresho

1

Ibikoresho bikenewe

10

Blueprint zijyanye

Izi blueprint zisangira ubumenyi — uburyo, ibikoresho cyangwa amahame

CC0 Umurenge rusange

Iyi blueprint yasohowe munsi ya CC0. Ushobora gukoporora, guhindura, gukwirakwiza no gukoresha nta kwemererwa.

Shyigikira Umuremyi ugura ibicuruzwa binyuze muri Blueprint ye Komisiyo y'Umuremyi byashyizweho n'Abacuruzi, cyangwa kora verisiyo nshya y'iyi Blueprint ukayinjiza nk'isano muri Blueprint yawe kugira ngo musangire inyungu.

Ibiganiro

(0)

Injira kugira ngo ujye mu biganiro

Gutegura ibitekerezo...