Harvest 1 - Is it early?

Vendanges day 1

Vendanges normally starts in early September, but with the warm weather we’ve had this year the grapes have reached their maturity early. Fortunately, with the rain we had about 2 weeks ago, they are also nicely plump, and now ready to pick. The many boxes needed for harvest are pulled out of storage, cleaned and readied to be filled in the many trips to and from the vineyards.

Hundreds of pickers have moved into the area and the work begins. The tankers for transporting the grape must (freshly pressed juice) are already arriving to collect the first pressings.

The excitement and anticipation, tinged with anxiety, of a great harvest is in the air.

With one more big push, and a lot of hard work in the coming days, it will hopefully deliver.