1978
August 2, 1978
Winemaker Carmen Canner stands behind the bottling machine.
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tanks and lines are cleaned
on a regular basis, and
wine-handling equipment is
stopped every twenty min-
utes and sterilized with
steam. The wine is forced
through a series of filters
which remove first random
particles, then dead yeast
cells, and finally bacteria.
The final filter stops any-
thing bigger than half a
micron. A micron is about
1/250,000 of an inch.
Despite the fineness of
the filters, no great pres-
sures are used, because
anything over 15 Ibs./inch
will ‘‘bruise’’ the wine,
lowering its quality.
The winery is a fascin-
ating place, where one can
see every step of an
age-old process performed
in the most up-to-date way.
All the way from the
grapes in the field to the
stacked cases of seven
varieties of wine, can be
seen on weekdays and
Saturdays from noon to
8:00 PM through Septem-
ber 30th (after that date it
closes at 5:00 PM).
The tours,” conducted by
Mr. Nissley, are free and
well worth the short trip.
You can sample all seven .
varieties, including
‘‘Naughty Marietta,”” and
buy the type you like on
the premises if you feel so
inclined.
Nissley Vineyards is an
easy place to find; go horth
on Rte. 441 from Marietta
and turn right at the sign,
about 4%: miles upriver
from Herr’s Market. Go to
a T, turn left, and follow
the signs a short way to the
lane.
If you are coming from
Maytown, it’s even easier.
Head toward Bainbridge on
Bainbridge Road through
Chickentown and Stacks-
town. Just after Stackstown
you will see a vinyard on
your right, and shortly
after that a little red sign
for the lane.
John Nissley is the vineyard master, in charge of grape production.
This machine, imported from Germany, is the latest This machine, being checked out by Carmen in the
word in grape squeezers. Grapes are put into the drum, photo above, yields 15 more gallons of juice per ton of
which is closed and rotated. The black rubber bag just grapes than the next-best machine.
visible inside the drum is then pressurized—grape juice Stainless steel storage tanks are visible in the
gushes out through the walls. Only about an inch of background.
grape skins are left around the inside.