Visiting a winery to see how this magical product is produced can be done at any time of the year, but I have found that it is really best done shortly after the year-end holidays.
Immediately after the harvest in the Northern Hemisphere, around Halloween and Thanksgiving, the harvest is wrapping up and wineries are in a sanitation mode. A huge amount of work is being done that entails a lot of hot water, which means hoses and wet floors.
