Lagare :
Large, low granit vat which has a capacity of 110 hectolitres, traditional vignification container for Douro wine.
Lath : ...
Plural 'lagares'. A shallow stone trough traditionally used for the foot-treading of grapes. They are still in use in some regions of the Douro, in Portugal.
It was clear as soon as the wines were run from the lagares that a fine vintage was in the bag and the shippers could hardly conceal their glee at the prospect of a major vintage declaration.
The grapes generally used for the production of Port are pressed by feet in large troughs, called lagares, according the ancient tradition with what they produced wine since ever.
 See also: Grape, Vintage, Fruit, Harvest, Fermentation
  
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