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Ever wondered about the art behind foot-stomping wine? In this interview, winemaker Marcelo Retamal talks about the wines of Viñedos de Alcohuaz while foot-stomping grapes in their high altitude winery in Elqui.

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Interview with Marcelo Retamal on the art behind the wines of Viñedos de Alcohuaz

We are in your Viñedos de Alcohuaz, at the end of harvest.

This is the last pick. It’s Cariñena, from the highest part of the vineyard, at 2,200 m.a.s.l

Why are we in a lagar?

If you are close to the sky, at a high altitude, the grapes’ skin is very thick and has a lot of colour and tannins. We decide to use lagar because the punch down with your foot is very soft. You crush the grapes only at the end of the lagar and therefore get less extraction.