Harvest update

Rain...sunshine...rain again and now sunshine (fingers crossed) for the rest of the week. Harvest doesn't get much more challenging than this. Fortunately, I'm lucky enough to be surrounded by a great crew of people who are working hard and long hours to make sure that we do the very best possible job with harvest 2010.  We're also fortunate to have total estate control over our grapes - which becomes all the more important when faced with challenging (there's that word again) conditions.  We're able to be nothing short of ruthless in our fruit selection and sorting to preserve only the best grapes. Our test is simple - only the grapes that you'd want to eat should make it into the fermenter. Berry by berry this selection is made. This painstaking and careful work is done (almost!) without complaint by our committed crew.  Kudos to them all.  I look forward to celebrating with them all when the last of the fruit is pressed off and safely put to bed....(and yes, it will be my turn to pay.)