We were summoned to the Vineyard at 7 am on Monday
morning for a glass of fresh orange juice or some bubbly and marshalled into
helping harvest the rows of grapes that grow alongside the Lieesbek River. Our
vine had over 24 bunches this year, smaller than last year and they had been
sulphured to stave off the rot. We await this year’s wine (being made at
Meerlust) with great interest
The nets have
been lifted and we can see the good harvest of grapes that need picking in this
tiny vineyard. The good news is that soon they are going to extend the vineyard
with some Chardonnay vines which will be planted on the property at the top of the vineyard, which they
also own
A glass of
freshly squeezed orange juice to wake up the senses. Many lug boxes wait to be
filled with the grapes.
It's a good
harvest
This is the
vine that we look after, filled with bunches of ripe sauvignon blanc grapes
More awake, we can't wait to get going
It’s not difficult, it’s a bit sticky
and you just have to watch those sharp secateurs
Busy, busy. Candice Bresler of The
Phoenix Partnership and Kerry Sutherland of Waterford Estate
Lynne doing triage on the bunches,
removing the bad grapes
Filling up our lug box
Roy Davies GM of the Vineyard Hotel, and Kerry Sutherland tweeting about the Harvest
We finished in less than an hour so it
was time for a good glass of Simonsig Brut MCC
The matriarch of the Vineyard Hotel,
Kitty Petousis helping herself to a healthy breakfast
Lots of lovely things available for
hungry harvesters
Lynne veers more to the savoury side
And with breakfast, more Simonsig to
refresh us
Yes, we think this is a much better
use for the jam pot
Bottles of the last two vintages. We
were finished by 9 and could go back to work
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2015
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