Vintng-Tools-art - 4/5/09 ਀ഊ"A Vineyard Experiment - Appendix 1: A closer look at some period tools of the trade" by Baron Damon Hroarsson. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: Vintng-Harvst-art, Vintng-Proces-art, wine-msg, Eiswein-msg, yeasts-msg, brewing-msg, grapes-msg, beverages-msg, coopering-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 眀愀猀 猀甀戀洀椀琀琀攀搀 琀漀 洀攀 戀礀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 昀漀爀 椀渀挀氀甀猀椀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 猀攀琀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀Ⰰ 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ ഊ ਀吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䌀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 爀攀洀愀椀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 漀爀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀漀爀⸀ഊ ਀圀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 眀椀氀氀 氀椀欀攀氀礀 最椀瘀攀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀爀欀 琀漀 戀攀 爀攀瀀爀椀渀琀攀搀 椀渀 匀䌀䄀 琀礀瀀攀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 挀栀攀挀欀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 昀椀爀猀琀 漀爀 挀栀攀挀欀 昀漀爀 愀渀礀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀猀 最爀愀渀琀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀ⰀഊMark S. Harris...AKA:..Stefan li Rous ਀猀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊThis paper was originally entered in the Kingdom of Ansteorra Arts & Sciences Competition in 2008. ਀匀礀渀漀瀀猀椀猀㨀ഊThis is a collection of several documents written by Damon Hroarsson to outline multiple aspects of the vintners' trade as was done in period, the method, and the process by which Damon reproduces those methods. ਀ഊThe first document is a paper outlining a research project done to obtain an understanding of the labor required to harvest a commercially viable vineyard. This is then contrasted with data from a still extant period vineyard site which Damon visited to acquire data. ਀ ⠀䄀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀 愀猀 嘀椀渀琀渀最ⴀ䠀愀爀瘀猀琀ⴀ愀爀琀Ⰰ ഊhttp://www.florilegium.org/files/BEVERAGES/Vintng-Harvst-art.html ) ਀ഊThe first appendix examines surviving winemaking tools from the period. ਀ऀ⠀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀Ⰰ 嘀椀渀琀渀最ⴀ䠀愀爀瘀猀琀ⴀ愀爀琀⤀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 愀瀀瀀攀渀搀椀砀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀猀 琀栀攀 眀椀渀攀洀愀欀椀渀最 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀 愀猀 挀愀爀爀椀攀搀 漀甀琀 戀礀 䐀愀洀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 挀漀洀瀀愀爀椀猀漀渀猀 琀漀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 洀攀琀栀漀搀漀氀漀最礀 愀渀搀 洀愀琀攀爀椀愀氀猀⸀ഊ (Available in the Florilegium as Vintng-Proces-art, ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最⼀昀椀氀攀猀⼀䈀䔀嘀䔀刀䄀䜀䔀匀⼀嘀椀渀琀渀最ⴀ倀爀漀挀攀猀ⴀ愀爀琀⸀栀琀洀氀  ⤀ഊ ਀䠀䔀 䐀愀洀漀渀 䠀爀漀愀爀猀猀漀渀Ⰰ 吀栀攀 䈀愀爀漀渀 䈀漀爀爀攀渀搀栀氀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀倀攀爀猀漀渀愀攀㨀  ഊDamon Hroarsson was born second son to the Yarl of Hedeby's shipwright during the middle of the 10th. Century. This took him to sea and eventual command of his own ship the Vindanser. Given land and title to Burg Borrendöhl in Frankonia by Otto I, Damon tears his receding hair out trying to take care of his fief, learn the wine trade, and spend time with his former hostage, now wife, Ismet. ਀ഊHugh Niewoehner is an Electrical Engineer who designs flight simulators for training pilots of corporate and commercial aircraft. "Born and raised" in the Barony of Three Rivers in the fall of 1977 he was given a firm basis in the ideals of The Society by a number of the founding characters of the region which became Calontir. Relocated to Tulsa (Northkeep) in '87, Damon has tried to contribute to the continued growth and activity of his Barony and Kingdom. ਀ഊA Vineyard Experiment ਀戀礀 䈀愀爀漀渀 䐀愀洀漀渀 䠀爀漀愀爀猀猀漀渀ഊAppendix 1: A closer look at some period tools of the trade ਀吀栀攀 眀椀渀攀 瀀爀攀猀猀㨀ഊA wine press large enough to process significant quantities of fruit could be large and expensive item. Small (non-mobile) presses have been found carved into the stone of hillsides in ancient vineyards of Italy and Greece. Suitable for small quantity runs they would be insufficient to the task offered by the quantity of fruit produced in areas such as the Côte D'Or in Burgundia. ਀ഊSuch a press would be a large and expensive piece of equipment. Most of the surviving early Northern European presses were owned by Monasteries, or as an entire village's property at a central location. One village boasts that their press is over 800 years old and was still in use during the 1950's. Wagon mounted presses dating to the 15th. century have been located in France. A few of these can be found at the Museum of Wine in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy (Museé de Vin, Place des Ducs de Bourgogne) in the city of Beaunne, France. ਀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀爀最攀猀琀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀 䤀✀瘀攀 攀渀挀漀甀渀琀攀爀攀搀 椀渀 洀礀 攀砀瀀氀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 㐀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 䌀氀漀猀 搀攀 嘀漀甀最攀漀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 猀挀爀攀眀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 琀甀爀渀攀搀 戀礀 ㈀ⴀ㐀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀猀 甀猀椀渀最 爀漀搀猀 椀渀猀攀爀琀攀搀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀攀愀搀攀搀 氀漀最 愀戀漀瘀攀 愀渀搀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 琀栀攀 椀爀漀渀 猀琀爀愀瀀猀 猀攀攀渀 漀渀 愀琀 琀栀攀 愀爀爀漀眀⸀  吀栀椀猀 爀愀椀猀攀搀 漀爀 氀漀眀攀爀攀搀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀愀猀猀椀瘀攀 漀愀欀 戀攀愀洀猀⸀   吀栀攀 愀爀洀 瀀椀瘀漀琀猀 漀渀 琀漀瀀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀漀眀攀爀 挀爀漀猀猀 戀攀愀洀⸀  吀栀攀 眀攀椀最栀琀 愀瀀瀀氀椀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 戀愀猀欀攀琀 攀渀搀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 挀愀氀挀甀氀愀琀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 愀瀀瀀爀漀砀椀洀愀琀攀氀礀 㜀 琀漀渀猀⸀  ഊ ਀ഊThe basket is comprised of several elements. A stone pedestal was built up with a raised perimeter. The surface is sloped toward the 'front' of the press area and a spillway/funnel is formed into the stone leading to a catch tub. The sides are built of spaced oak strips. These contain the pile of grapes as they are pressed. The floor of the pedestal is slightly raised above the bottom of the basket preventing grapes from being forced out under the edge. [I'll attest that under the high pressure of pressing I have had the occasional escapee but not in great quantity. Much more common is a small jet of fruit juice spraying whomever is standing too close on that side.] ਀ഊSeveral large planks are on top of the material to be pressed. Spacers are then placed to transfer the weight of the press beam evenly across the press surface. ਀ഊThese are additional examples which have been recovered and moved to the museum in Beaunne. ਀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀 眀愀猀 挀甀爀椀漀甀猀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀愀爀最攀 瀀甀氀氀攀礀 愀渀搀 栀愀眀猀攀爀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最 琀漀 愀 栀漀爀猀攀 瀀漀眀攀爀攀搀 洀攀挀栀愀渀椀猀洀 漀昀昀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀椀搀攀⸀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊThis wagon mounted version is top loaded. The grapes are pressed by a block which travels lengthwise down the wagon. The press is actuated by the large wheel seen at the right end of the wagon. The juice is caught and directed by the pan hanging under the wagon. ਀ഊThe De-stemmer: ਀吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 猀漀洀攀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 愀琀 眀栀愀琀 琀椀洀攀 椀琀 眀愀猀 搀攀挀椀搀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 爀攀洀漀瘀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀琀攀洀猀 瀀爀椀漀爀 琀漀 昀攀爀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 愀 ∀最漀漀搀 琀栀椀渀最∀⸀  䴀漀搀攀爀渀 嘀椀渀琀渀攀爀猀 爀攀愀氀椀稀攀 琀栀愀琀 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀琀攀洀猀 氀攀愀搀猀 琀漀 攀砀挀攀猀猀椀瘀攀 琀愀渀渀椀渀 氀攀瘀攀氀猀 愀渀搀 瀀漀琀攀渀琀椀愀氀氀礀 漀瘀攀爀眀栀攀氀洀椀渀最 焀甀愀渀琀椀琀椀攀猀 漀昀 猀瀀漀椀氀愀最攀 戀愀挀琀攀爀椀愀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀 猀攀琀 漀昀  椀洀瀀氀攀洀攀渀琀猀 猀栀愀瀀攀搀 猀椀洀椀氀愀爀 琀漀 愀 瀀愀椀爀 漀昀 氀愀爀最攀 猀渀漀眀猀栀漀攀猀 栀愀渀最椀渀最 漀渀 琀栀攀 眀愀氀氀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䌀氀漀猀⸀  䜀爀愀瀀攀 挀氀甀猀琀攀爀猀 愀爀攀 瀀氀愀挀攀搀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 琀栀攀 琀眀漀 椀洀瀀氀攀洀攀渀琀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 愀爀攀 琀栀攀渀  瀀愀猀猀攀搀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 攀愀挀栀 漀琀栀攀爀⸀  吀栀攀 昀爀甀椀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 猀琀爀椀瀀瀀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀琀攀洀猀 愀渀搀 眀漀甀氀搀 昀愀氀氀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 昀攀爀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 瘀愀琀 眀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀 猀琀攀洀猀 爀攀洀愀椀渀攀搀 挀愀瀀琀甀爀攀搀 昀漀爀 搀椀猀瀀漀猀愀氀⸀  䘀愀猀琀㼀 一漀琀 爀攀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀礀 攀昀昀攀挀琀椀瘀攀 椀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 洀愀渀瀀漀眀攀爀 琀漀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀攀 琀栀攀洀 椀渀 焀甀愀渀琀椀琀礀⸀  䤀 椀渀琀攀渀搀 琀漀 挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀 愀 猀攀琀 琀漀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀洀攀渀琀 眀椀琀栀⸀  ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 ㄀㔀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀Ⰰ 眀愀最漀渀 洀漀甀渀琀攀搀 瀀椀攀挀攀 眀漀爀欀猀 椀渀 愀 洀愀渀渀攀爀 瘀攀爀礀 猀椀洀椀氀愀爀 琀漀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 甀渀椀琀猀 愀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀攀搀 漀昀 漀愀欀 爀愀琀栀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 猀琀愀椀渀氀攀猀猀 猀琀攀攀氀⸀  吀栀攀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 愀渀搀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 眀椀渀攀 洀愀猀琀攀爀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀氀礀 昀愀洀椀氀椀愀爀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 攀愀挀栀 漀琀栀攀爀猀 攀焀甀椀瀀洀攀渀琀⸀  ഊ ਀刀漀琀愀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 栀愀渀搀氀攀猀 挀愀甀猀攀猀 昀爀甀椀琀 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 瀀甀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 琀漀瀀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 椀琀✀猀 眀愀礀 搀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 挀礀氀椀渀搀攀爀⸀  倀愀搀搀氀攀猀 猀琀爀椀瀀 琀栀攀 昀爀甀椀琀 漀昀昀 琀栀攀 猀琀攀洀猀 琀漀 昀愀氀氀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 栀漀氀攀猀 椀渀 愀 猀攀挀漀渀搀Ⰰ 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀氀Ⰰ 挀礀氀椀渀搀攀爀 愀渀搀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀 戀漀琀琀漀洀 琀漀 戀攀 挀愀甀最栀琀 椀渀 琀甀戀猀 昀漀爀 琀爀愀渀猀昀攀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀爀甀猀栀椀渀最 愀渀搀 瀀爀椀洀愀爀礀 昀攀爀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 瘀愀琀猀⸀  吀栀攀 挀氀攀愀渀攀搀 猀琀攀洀猀 攀砀椀琀 琀栀攀 昀愀爀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 昀漀爀 搀椀猀瀀漀猀愀氀⸀  䴀漀猀琀 搀攀ⴀ猀琀攀洀洀椀渀最 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀 挀氀愀椀洀 琀漀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 㠀　 愀渀搀 㤀　 瀀攀爀挀攀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀琀攀洀猀⸀    䘀漀爀 琀栀漀猀攀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀椀渀最✀猀 䤀✀瘀攀 漀戀猀攀爀瘀攀搀 椀琀 椀猀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 愀 猀栀漀爀琀 猀琀甀戀 漀昀 猀琀攀洀 愀琀琀愀挀栀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 最爀愀瀀攀 眀栀攀爀攀 椀琀 猀琀爀椀瀀瀀攀搀 漀昀昀 琀栀攀 挀氀甀猀琀攀爀 爀愀琀栀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀椀渀最 挀氀攀愀渀氀礀 愀琀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀爀甀椀琀⸀ഊ ਀䈀愀爀爀攀氀猀㨀ഊWhile the most common reference is to the Tun or Hogshead barrel (being ~60 gallons) there are surviving examples from small and portable two gallon casks to Burg Heidelberg's massive two hundred twenty thousand (yes thousand!) liter party pleaser. ਀ഊMost wine barrels are constructed of oak being a solid hardwood suitable for long term aging and able to withstand the trials of transportation. As we now know, oak was found to contribute color, tannins and flavor to the aging wine within. This also contributed to protecting the wine from bacteria and other potential spoilage issues. ਀ഊBeech, cedar, and other woods having strong flavors of their own have been known to be used. In general they have proven unsatisfactory for long term storage. [1] But the use of these other woods sometimes had other purposes. These other woods could be used to hide wine gone bad or even to hide the fact that what was being consumed was something other than wine. London passed a number of laws concerning what could be used to flavor wines as kegs were found to have pine tar added for sweetness and to hide the taste of fouled beverages. [2] ਀ഊIf you look closely you can see Ismet at the bottom center for a sense of scale. ਀ഊFootnotes: ਀ഊ[1] Museé de Vin, Place des Ducs de Bourgogne, Beaunne, France ਀嬀㈀崀  䄀 匀栀漀爀琀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀 漀昀 圀椀渀攀  刀漀搀 倀栀椀氀氀椀瀀猀Ⰰ   䠀愀爀瀀攀爀 䌀漀氀氀椀渀猀Ⰰ ㈀　　　  䤀匀䈀一㨀 　ⴀ　　ⴀ㘀㈀㄀㈀㠀㈀ⴀ　ഊ ਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀഊCopyright 2008 by Hugh Niewoehner, 6931 S. 73rd. East Ave., Tulsa OK, 74133. . Permission is granted for republication in SCA-related publications, provided the author is credited. Addresses change, but a reasonable attempt should be made to ensure that the author is notified of the publication and if possible receives a copy. ਀ഊIf this article is reprinted in a publication, I would appreciate a notice in the publication that you found this article in the Florilegium. I would also appreciate an email to myself, so that I can track which articles are being reprinted. Thanks. -Stefan. ਀ഊ ਀ഊ?? ਀ഊ?? ਀ഊ?? ਀ഊ?? ਀ഊ ਀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris Vintng-Tools-art Page 8 of 8 ਀ഊ