Friday, February 9, 2007

Thursday 8th February 2007

On average, each person in the picking team harvested a metric tonne (1000kg) of grapes today! This meant a bonus of R2-15 per lug box (18kg) for everyone, and with a massive cold front expected by nightfall, we needed to get the Chenin into the cellar ASAP. We issue a Jordan coupon (like the ones in the picture alongside), every time a lug box is emptied into the trailer, and there is incredible rivalry to see who picks the most grapes in a day. Coupons are jealously guarded, hidden from prying eyes in overall pockets, bras and scarves, and with a previous vintage, ‘Rasta’, one of the vineyard workers kept his in a bank bag tucked away with his cell-phone in his hair!

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