By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
10/26/2011

Workers harvest ripe cabernet sauvignon grapes at the Shafer Vineyards “Borderline” site in Napa Valley, Calif., before sunrise to help keep the sugar levels stable and avoid “surprises” during the fermentation process. The scene at this vineyard is part of a worldwide practice that’s increasingly the way all wine grapes are harvested — in the dead of night.
Pickers can work longer hours in the lower temperatures at night — and also avoid the wasps, bees and rattlesnakes that come out during the day.
Harvesting grapes at night is common worldwide, says Gregory Jones, a viticulture expert at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. “I have seen night harvests in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Europe you name it,” he says.
When the grapes are picked cool, the vineyards can save energy because they don’t have to chill them before they’re crushed.
California produces 61% of U.S.-made wines, according to the Wine Institute, and about two-thirds of those are from grapes harvested at night, says Nat DiBuduo, president of Allied Grape Growers, a California wine-grape marketing cooperative.
At 4 a.m., Shafer Vineyards is alive with light and motion. The sun won’t be up for more than three hours but lines of pickers are moving methodically down vines full of ripe cabernet sauvignon grapes. They’re lit by huge bright lights mounted on trucks trundling alongside.
Workers harvest ripe cabernet sauvignon grapes at the Shafer Vineyards “Borderline” site.
Today, most vineyards use diesel-powered light towers on trailers to help the pickers. Still, there are some vineyards where they “don’t even use lights, they just have head lamps on the guys’ heads.”

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Useful tips on how and where to buy wine in Philippines, wine shops in Manila, Makati, Ortigas, Alabang, wine stores in Pampanga, Subic, Angeles City and Clark Freeport are here for the convenience of wine lovers and wine shoppers. This wine shop is generally regarded by wine lovers to be the best place to buy wine in Manila.

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Wine from all major wine regions are available in this wine shop, including fine wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone, Loire, Sauternes Barsac, Champagne, Chablis, Meursault, Cote Rotie and Romanee Conti are all available here. In addition to French wines, this leading Philippines wine supplier also has a good selection of wines in their wine stores in Manila, Angeles City, Clark, Pampanga, from Spain, Italy, Portugal, Germany and Australia. The selection of Brunello, Chianti, Rioja, Riesling, Gruner Veltliner and Ice wine in these convenient and accessible wine stores are impressive.

Wines from new world regions are well represented at this wine shop in Ortigas, Makati, Metro Manila Philippines. Fine wines from Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and South Africa are offered in their wine shops, wine stores, wine bars and fine dining restaurants throughout the Philippines, Quezon City, Makati, fort, Ortigas, Eastwood, Metro Manila and Pampanga.

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Yats Wine Cellars Philippines
3003C East Tower, Philippines Stock Exchange Center (Tektite)
Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Metro Manila, Philippines
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Kristine

http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

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For wine lovers in Hong Kong, Macau and China:

Yats International HK Sales Office,
Room 1302, 13/F., The Centre Mark
287-299 Queen’s Road Central Sheung Wan,
Hong Kong SAR

Tel: (852) 2788-0738 ask for Miss Eva Leung

Wine@Yats-International.com

If Philippines is part of an upcoming travel and holiday plan, wine lovers might want to visit Clark Freeport Zone just 70 minutes from Manila. This bustling new city that is slated to replace Manila as the new capital of the Philippines has the largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center. For more information, log on to

http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.

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While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

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