Today we decided was the day to pick our grapes, this year we had decided we didnt have many, a poor crop, so we would utilise what we had and make a few litres of Port instead. Rik went off to work telling John and I, 'oh it'll only take you a couple of hours' please bear in mind, we hadnt trimmed , pruned or cared for the vines at all this year, they were covered in brambles....
6 hours later and he's home and we are still picking...and we are scratched to ribbons from hands to shoulders...
But it was worth the effort, we will have wine this year!! Strangely enough, the red grapes didnt fruit much and the white, have been magnificent... so it will be different...
Here is Rick and John working the magic and strong man thing...they are tipping in the grapes and then crushing them , its a tough job when there's a lot of grapes... then there is a shot of all our lovely grapes mulched up and in the vat.
