Spectacular grapes after a record hot summer
Family gather the night before harvest: Paula, Jack, Benji, Ned, Iain
Jane was there too
Threatening clouds but dry on harvest morning
Driving the buckets and tubs up to the field in Farmer John's 3 ton trailer
Paula setting out croissants to warm.
Ginge and Jess arriving by bike
Delicate blue fungi looking like flowers in the grass by the vineyard gate
Ned and Paula
choosing their rows
Ginge and Jess setting out tubs at the row ends
And they're off
Virginia
Maggie, Jack and Sandra
Jane
Di and Christine
Sarah
Sandra
Spectacular harvest
Christine and Di
fly
Mark
Coffee break: Iain's pizza, Jane's apple cake, Liz's brownies
Virginia and Jan
Mark
Ned
Big trailer full, 2 layers, 72 tubs. Ned and Iain
Wine o'clock
Sim
Wotta big, beautiful crop! Jane and Iain perching on the big trailer
Joan
Jess
lining up the tubs to load the horse trailer
Horse trailer full. 24 tubs. Another 6 in the truck and 2 in the car
Oatley peaceful again in the evening sun
Paula relaxing as the sun sinks
Kernling grapes colouring up as they ripen
Joan
Admiring the new handling equipment at Steve's winery
Benji
Steve's winery
Mike
Sally
Benji
Iain
Amazing grapes
Liz, escaping from the kitchen
36 tubs picked by coffee time
Liz making Greek salad in the kitchen
Jess and Jack
Ginge
Swiftly cleared and swept the horse trailer
Table setting and flowers by Jan
A taste of our first Gold Medal winning wine for everyone before lunch
Lunch: Courgette terrine, Pork Afelia with cypriot lentils and Greek salad, apple and quince crumble and cheeses
1400 litres of free run juice before all the grapes are tipped!