After the success of the last grape stomping season, held from January 13 to March 19, the experience of crushing the fruit with bare feet inside barrels has become a permanent attraction at the winery, with daily sessions all year round.
Created 150 years ago by wine and juice producers to celebrate the results of the harvest, the ritual has over time become a cultural festival that values Italian origins and symbolizes the joy of harvest time.
Even in the rain, the activity takes place daily at Jolimont between 9:30 and 11:30 and from 13:30 to 16:30. Held in a covered area, the grape stomping costs R$ 75.00 per person and is sold separately from the Wine Tour, which costs R$ 85.00 in advance and R$ 90.00 at the wine tourism complex's ticket office.
In order to offer visitors grape treading outside the harvest period in Rio Grande do Sul, Jolimont uses different varieties of the fruit from various regions of Brazil.
In addition to being an experience packed with songs that are part of Italian culture, the treading of the grapes is a revival of the artisanal process of winemaking.
The program begins with a brief presentation on the origins of treading grapes to the sound of songs from Gaucho folklore. The ticket for the activity also includes a tour of the vineyard. The tour ends at the winery's lookout point, where the view of the vineyards and mountains is exuberant.
Jolimont is located in Morro Calçado, in the countryside of Canela, seven kilometers from the city center. In the countryside, as well as an area dedicated to wine tourism, the winery has a 13-hectare plantation of different types of grapes. In October, the company will celebrate 75 years in the wine, sparkling wine and craft beer market.
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