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Did you know that there are still producers of red wine that tread the grapes in the winepress? Formerly, the red wine was all trampled by several men at the mill. Today, only the smaller, more traditional producers is that they continue to do so.

Source: http://www.saojosedoscampos.com.br/diario/index.php?id=36288&cat=54

Despite being exhausting, men embraced each other, treading the grapes as they sang.



This process became a party at the end of the day of harvest.

Sabias que ainda há produtores de vinho tinto que pisam as uvas no lagar? Antigamente, o vinho tinto era todo pisado por vários homens no lagar. Hoje, apenas os produtores mais pequenos e tradicionais é que continuam a fazê-lo.

Fonte: http://www.dows-port.com/section.php?id=412

Apesar de ser cansativo, os homens, abraçados uns aos outros, pisavam as uvas enquanto cantavam. Este processo tornava-se numa festa no final do dia de vindima.