02/16/2010

Harvest Day One Photos

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Kellergeisters Andrew and Leon model in front of our crushing system

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I got hose, in different area codes...

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My cellar BFF Donald greets the first bin of grapes

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My favorite crusher warning label: if Gumby was a pole dancer...

Feb 16, 2010 6:18:10 AM

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Get Your Game Face On Blaauwklippen’s 2010 harvest kicked off at 7 this morning with viognier picked from our lovely but unromantically-named Tekno Park vineyard across the street next to the Klein Zalze winery. The first bins of grapes arrived at about 9, so we had some time to go over equipment use and logistics with our winemaker Rolf. My job for the day was running the crusher, which collects the grapes as we dump them from the bins and knocks them loose of their stems. They’re then pumped into the press, where they’re squeezed and pumped into a tank for fermentation. Here at Blaauwklippen...
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