David pruning in the bleak winter- all 50,00 vines are pruned by hand.

Pruning takes many long cold months
in the wind and rain!

Jo tying down the canes in spring to the trellising wires. This plot of Syrah vines is called 'Ancient Renault '- see the old rusty car in the corner!

Mark and David re-trellising (when necessary) in late spring to support the canopy

Summer tractor work - mowing to reduce competition from weeds in the row,  mechanical trimming the canopy to expose the fruit to the sun. We avoid the use of chemical sprays, only using the minimum when necessary.

Youngest member of the family 'helping' leaf strip
by hand, allowing the sun ripen the grapes.

Jody hand harvesting the Chardonnay into small crates (to avoid the juicing of the grapes and oxidation of the juice). This is done as early in the day as possible, particularly with the white varieties, when it is cooler.

Jo and David B collecting the picking crates from the vines to load the trailer for transporting to the winery.

At the winery the first step is to un-load the grapes into de-stemmer. This separates the berries from the stems before triage.

Inside the de-stemmer!

Again, the youngest member of the family likes to 'help' - clearing the stems from the back of the de-stemmer. Maybe a future winemaker??