The veraison is one of the phases of the ripening cycle of the grapes, the moment they begin to change color in the vines, so that the white varieties turn towards blonde or yellow and the inks acquire red and bluish pigments, leaving, in both cases, to be green as when the berries were immature.
And with this phase of the cycle as the protagonist, the Cigales City Council and the Municipal Tourism Office in collaboration with the Cigales Denomination of Origin and five wineries of the DO —Finca Museum, Hiriart, Frutos Villar, Ovidio García and Cooperativa Cigales— have put The second edition of the Digital Photography Contest on Envero is underway.
A contest in which anyone over 16 years of age can participate by submitting their proposals – each participant may submit to the contest the number of photographs it deems appropriate – until next August 31 to the email address [email protected]. The theme of the photographs must refer solely and exclusively to the Envero in the vineyards of the Denomination of Origin Cigales, at which time the grapes change color in the vineyards, a key step in their maturation towards this year’s harvest.
The veraison in Cigales
The photographs, therefore, must be taken throughout the entire month of August, and must be original works and exempt from commitments to transfer or sell rights. In addition, they cannot be retouched beyond the brightness and contrast adjustment, not accepting digital photographic montages that alter or modify reality. The jury will select those that, in their opinion, consider the three best images, which will receive as a prize a batch of wines from the collaborating wineries in the contest.
With this initiative, which is being carried out for the second consecutive year, the organizers want to invite you to get to know and travel the local roads and trails —among which is the so-called GR296 Senderos del Clarete, which runs through the town and the Cigales Wine Route— practicing hiking, biking or taking a family walk capturing in a snapshot one of the most beautiful moments in the Cigales vineyards, such as veraison.
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Looking for the best photography of veraison in the Cigales vineyards
Description
The veraison is one of the phases of the ripening cycle of the grapes, the moment they begin to change color in the vines, so that the white varieties turn to blonde or yellow and the inks acquire red and bluish pigments.
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Gastronomy Journal