In case she’s reading this, “Happy Birthday Drew Barrymore!”
It is hard to believe that we are into the 4th week of the 2007 vintage. Our vineyard sample analysis shows that only one block of Merlot is ready to harvest today and I realise that next week will be a nightmare, as our chardonnay, merlot and cabernet sauvignon will all be ripening together.
There is no point harvesting grapes that are not perfectly ripe, so the hand picking team is assigned general farm tasks. Ted only needs Joel to drive the tractor and trailer for the machine harvested Merlot, and two assistants to pick any grapes left at the vineyard poles. The on-board computer of the Pellenc harvester has automatic sensors that change the frequency and force of the shakers whenever a pole passes through the harvesting cage. This ensures that the hollow Teflon shakers aren’t damaged, as well as ensuring that no vineyard poles are broken during the harvesting process.
It is hard to believe that we are into the 4th week of the 2007 vintage. Our vineyard sample analysis shows that only one block of Merlot is ready to harvest today and I realise that next week will be a nightmare, as our chardonnay, merlot and cabernet sauvignon will all be ripening together.
There is no point harvesting grapes that are not perfectly ripe, so the hand picking team is assigned general farm tasks. Ted only needs Joel to drive the tractor and trailer for the machine harvested Merlot, and two assistants to pick any grapes left at the vineyard poles. The on-board computer of the Pellenc harvester has automatic sensors that change the frequency and force of the shakers whenever a pole passes through the harvesting cage. This ensures that the hollow Teflon shakers aren’t damaged, as well as ensuring that no vineyard poles are broken during the harvesting process. 
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