
Karanika's
winery has just finished. The building is a three-storey, gravity-flow
winery situated between the villages of Amyndeon, Vegora and
Lakkia, on a slope at the shores of lake Vegoritis. The illustration
below shows the design. On the top floor under the narrow tile
roof, the grapes are collected, selected and destemmed. By gravity
flow the grapes slide to the middle floor where the red wines
are fermented in both oak and stainless steel tanks of 40hl.
The grapes are pressed at this level in a traditional basket
press. Right underneath this floor are the ageing cellars and
the bottling units. The rest of the bottom floor is reserved
for the production of rose and white wines. On this bottom floor
the refrigerating unit will be situated as well as the champagne
making quarters. This rather exclusive design allows the red
wines to be made without the desastrous effects of pumps.
The
roof on the mid section (which is now opened to show the interior)
will be the same as the tile roof on the rest of the building.
