trailer world Issue Two 2013

Issue Two 2013 27 Report The wine grower’s year is strictly organ- ised, particularly if he wants the best possible wine for the bottle. It begins be- tween December and February, when the correct pruning of the vines decides what energy goes into the vine and what quali- ty the wine will be one year later. Follow- ing this, the ground needs to be worked, to create the adequate nutritional basis for the vines, followed by the correct tying of the vines to the cross-wiring. In April, the crop-spraying period be- gins, during which the wine grower protects the vineyards against diseases and bacteria. After the end of work on the foliage and the ground, the vines receive a rest period of 20 to 30 days, so that no bacteria are released from the soil. If the sun shines nicely during this period of time, the quality of the wine also improves considerably. Zickler grape transporter with BPW axle and BPW drawbar installation The start of September is the right time for the grape harvest, but the exact point of time depends on the weather. In the Pfalz in 2013, there is a delay of about two to three weeks due to the cold and wet weather in early summer. “We use a grape harvester for the grape harvest, which is mechanised to remove the grapes gently from the vine”, says Achim Pfirrmann, owner of the vine- yard Pau in Hochstadt/Pfalz. “Harvest- ing the grapes by hand would also yield a top quality wine, but is rarely manageable in the larger vineyards, simply due to the amounts that have to be handled.” The transport of the harvested grapes is carried out at Pau using the stainless steel grape transporter “Zickler System Rauch” by Zickler A-M-Produkt GmbH, which is based in neighbouring Böchin- gen. The axle and drawbar installation originate from BPW, already a reliable partner of the vehicle producer for many years. “In close cooperation with the ag- ricultural machine producer Fendt, we offer numerous special vehicles and ma- chines specifically for wine production”, explains Martin Zickler, General Manag- er of the Zickler A-M-Produkt GmbH. Photos:RomanGemmrich,ChateauPau Achim Pfirrmann (Managing Director of Pau the small vintner, left) and Martin Zickler (Head of Zickler A-M-Produkt GmbH). The vineyard Pau in the Southern Pfalz relies on special transporters by Zickler.

trailer world Issue Two 2013

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