If the vineyard is the flower garden, than the winery is the beehive!
We always choose to harvest with the natural first light of day. A small dedicated crew work hard to bring in the sweet clusters. With the tractors shut off, a calm is palatable in the air as we all pull together to get the job done.
And then, to the winery! A concerted effort of man and machine and determination dance together to process, cull, de-stem and prepare that sweet fruit for a transformation! Nothing less than alchemy, the crazy hubbub prepares the grape juice/pulp/skins for the magic of fermentation...