IT WAS INSANE !!!!! The first grapes we got in were Pinotage. We also took in white grapes. That first 2 weeks we did about 200 tons. My feet ached so much that by 11:00 I didn't want to walk anymore, and then we still had about 12 hours of work left. You only got about 5 hours sleep in at noght, 'cause you started work at 06:00. If you don't count the feet ache - I loved it.
The best time of day was when I sat outside my cottage and had that first cup of tea, looking at the sunrise and knowing the day still has to start...
The fisrt week when all our open fermentors were full, Cerina asked me to come do punch-downs with her at 23:00 one night. I went home at 20:00, got in bed and set my alarm. At 01:00 that night I flew out of bed, got dressed and ran for the cellar - hoping Cerina wasn't still there. I had set my alarm, but for 11:00. I flet like KAK.
The next morning I had preprared myself for an uitkaking van formaat. Cerina just gave me a snide remark. Later she told me she was sorry for being so mean. Apologies were exchanged and all was right with the world again.
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Its great you still have the energy to blog during this time. Keep going -- its fascinating to hear what really happens in the cellar
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