How to take the wine from buried amphoras without using gravity or pump machine?

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Rubadub

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I´ve recently been aware of the work of the famous italian producer Josko Gravner ( http://gravner.it) and he make fermentations using old winemaking techniques by burying terracotta amphoras in the ground. My question is how can he take the wine out from the ground without using gravity or pumping machines? He is so into natural wines that I don´t believe he is using pumping machines because it damages the wine structure.
Thanks for your time.

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I was going to guess with as big as the holes you are going thru that they used buckets on a rope. Guess the ladles are a better choice, tho. Arne.
 
I was so intrigued by this ancient wine making method that I ordered a bottle from him two years ago. Still in my cellar.
 

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