Vinfizz
Delivery – part two
Before the visit to the winery we worked through with the children things that we already know and prepared questions to ask the owner during our visit.
The Winery – Things we already know
- Production relies on sun and rain at the right times.
- Frost is bad for grapes and expensive because farmers have to hire helicopters.
- They make wine.
- They use machines to make the wine.
- A vineyard can be big or small.
- Some wineries make wine, bottle it, and sell it at the winery.
- They have big storage tanks – or vats – to store the grape-juice and wine.
- They use big trucks to cart the grapes.
- Wine has an alcohol content.
- Grapes make their own yeast.
- Wineries sometimes use other people's grapes too.
- They use a special type of grape to make wine. Red and white wines use different grapes.
- Here are two types of wine:
Chardonnay
Sauvignon
We think they are white wines. - There are heaps of types of wine.
- Wines have different flavours, some taste like they have strawberries in them.
- Each winery has its own logo.
You can see we already know a lot about wine and vineyards and Wineries
The Winery – Things we want to know
These are the questions we are asking when we visit The Winery
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The children's findings
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| Is there anything special about the shape of wine bottles? | No not really – by Jack |
| How much do the big tanks hold? | 400/000 litres |
| How many grapes does the machine take at a time? | 100,000 grapes |
| Do they add anything to the grapes to make the wine? | Yes Pretty simple thingsSugar and Water |
| What sort of labels/logo do you have? | Dry HillsThe Blenheim hills and the winery |
| How many types of wine do you make? | 6 types of wine |
| How much wine will you make this year? | 400,000 bottles of wine |
| How long does wine last? | |
| How many places do you get grapes from? | |
| What wine is your best wine? | |
| How many people work here? | 10 people |
| Where do your machines come from? | France and Italy |
| What is special about your logo? | Hills |
| What sort of grapes are you using? | Pinot Gris |
| How long does your wine take to make? |
One month to make a bottle of wine. |
| How long has your winery been going? | 12 years |
| What do grapes need to grow? | Water |
| What diseases do grapes get? | mouldy ones |
The Recipe
- 15 mls of grape juice
- 2-3 drops of essence of peppermint
- 15 mls of soda water
- Add extra sugar if sour
