We picked 1.9 T of experimental first crop Albarino yesterday from our Renwick vineyard today to formally bring the V2014 harvest to a close (we finished the main harvest last week on the 9th).
A few vintage statistics for you:
- 1639 Tonnes of grapes picked
- 311 grape samples tested
- 65 grape receipts issued (individual parcels of grapes)
- 10,849 baskets of hand pick fruit collected
- 94.5 Km travelled by the machine harvester
- Over 400 cellar instructions issued
- 50 days from fizz to Albarino
- 17 days to pick all the Sauvignon Blanc
- 56 mm of rain has fallen since we finished picking Sauvignon (hence the speed of SB pick)
- 201 vintage meals consumed
- 533 barrels filled
- ??? number of beers consumed (sorry no accurate statistics here)
- 14 weary but very satisfied winery & vineyard staff
Cheers,
CJ