page_title: Grape treading
hierarchical_section_title: Grape treading
caption_attribution_description: Español: Vendimia Tradicional This is a photography of a Folklore festival in Spain (Wikidata id Q23662044).
context_page_description: Grape-treading or grape-stomping is part of the method of maceration used in traditional wine-making. Rather than being crushed in a wine press or by another mechanized method, grapes are repeatedly trampled in vats by barefoot participants to release their juices and begin fermentation. Grape-treading was widespread in the history of winemaking, but with the introduction of industrial methods, it now survives mostly as a recreational or competitive activity at cultural festivals.
context_section_description: Grape-treading or grape-stomping (also known as pigeage) is part of the method of maceration used in traditional wine-making. Rather than being crushed in a wine press or by another mechanized method, grapes are  repeatedly trampled in vats by barefoot participants to release their juices and begin fermentation. Grape-treading was widespread in the history of winemaking, but with the introduction of industrial methods, it now survives mostly as a recreational or competitive activity at cultural festivals.
caption: Grape stomping during the a traditional grape harvest festival in Spain.
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