Wine Harvest And Farmers.

The white grapes are in for it...

As you know Bob is working full time for a vineyard and won't be there with us today during our harvest. Look, the white grapes are not so prolific and the whole process won't take very long. There are going to be eight of us and before we know it we'll be sitting having a nice Buschenschank meal.

To think that a whole year's worth of hard toiling in the field will culminate in today's harvest is somewhat unreal. A race against the weather as one can only begin to harvest when the sugar content is at the optimum level. A cold front is on the way but thankfully today we were awarded a nice gap in the less than seasonal climes with blue skies wrapped in sunshine. Saturday and Sunday were full of rain and a professed cold front seems to be arriving tomorrow.

Farming of any sort is not for the faint of heart. Imagine having your whole year's work and of course income destroyed by a few days of out of kilter weather? The world seems to celebrate actors, singers and money wizards en masse but the real stars of the world are farmers. Don't forget that all the money in the world is useless if there isn't any food to buy...We should start to celebrate farmers and their hard work not to mention the risks they face on a daily basis.

Next time you go to your grocery store give some thought to those hard working farmers and with your next sip of wine take some time to ponder the long labours involved in making the perfect tipple...

Getting everything ready for today's harvest. Cleanliness is next to Godliness...

Biggi