{"id":2039,"date":"2025-10-21T19:55:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2025-10-21T19:55:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:55:05","slug":"punching-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/es\/punching-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Punching Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gastronomy-Posts-22-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gastronomy-Posts-22-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gastronomy-Posts-22-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gastronomy-Posts-22-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gastronomy-Posts-22-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gastronomy-Posts-22-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gastronomy-Posts-22-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gastronomy-Posts-22-230x230.png 230w, https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gastronomy-Posts-22-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gastronomy-Posts-22-480x480.png 480w, https:\/\/www.gracecommunication.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gastronomy-Posts-22.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Punching down Garnacha \ud83c\udf47\u2014grapes, skins, and stems\u2014to extract color, flavor, and tannins.<\/p>\n<p>Done twice a day during fermentation.<\/p>\n<p>Winemakers use a specialized tool, sometimes called a pigeage plate or fork, to push or &#8220;punch&#8221; the cap (the layer of solid grape skins, seeds, and stems) down into the liquid below.<\/p>\n<p>Big thanks to \u00c1lvaro for sharing this technique and letting me get hands-on!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punching down Garnacha \ud83c\udf47\u2014grapes, skins, and stems\u2014to extract color, flavor, and tannins. 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