A small moment of reflection now things have slowed a little as the grapes have stopped coming in. Thanks to Easter and Anzac Day all rolling into one long long weekend recent times in the winery have been a bit hectic. 
Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday to be specific were manic, by far the busiest three days of vintage. Grapes coming in from all over, great parcels of finally ripe Cabernet Sauvignon from the hills (that felt like we’d been waiting forever for), some more beautiful looking hand picked Grenache and so on and so on. Three days of non-stop action, just how we like it. Early starts and going well into dark, the music was blaring and the winery was jumping. The 2011 vintage playlist has been crafted throughout recent weeks to suit all tastes, we’re talking the likes of Rihanna to the great Pink Floyd, if you like it you add it to the list and wait for the inevitable bashing and abuse when it starts to play, no matter, as long as it’s playing loud the work won’t stop.
Now we wait for the final ferments, pressing, racking and cleaning, still plenty to be done.
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