What's happening in the field?

At the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

Vesta enology students tow the line

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Vesta enology students work on the Port bottling line as part of their practicum requirement in Vesta coursework. See more about this online grape and wine program at http://www.vesta-usa.org/

The bottling line begins with sparging the empty bottles with nitrogen to displace the oxygen before filling.
The bottling line begins with sparging the empty bottles with nitrogen to displace the oxygen before filling.
The full bottles are then corked, labeled, capsuled and boxed.
The full bottles are then corked, labeled, capsuled and boxed.