It’s my Vineyard

It has been a little quiet on the blog recently but we have been extremely active! We are managing the vineyard in a different way now, which means that we will have even more delicious fine Beaujolais wine for sale in 2007.
However we need to employ more people and invest in some new equipment to prepare for the next harvest and onwards. Remember that Beaujolais grapes are hand picked and come the vendange the landscape will be strewn with teams of workers picking, tractors, trailers laden with grapes, the to-ing and fro-ing of traffic from field to cuvage and hard, heavy duty labour of lifting, pulling, cleaning, sorting, leading up to the fine art of the wine making, which yeast? how much sugar? When to heat?When to press? You will hear lots more of this towards the end of August.
We have to put in place the team; meeting people, asking questions, numerous phonecalls, interviewing. Our friends have been invaluable such as John and J.P [over the memorable spag bol dinner in Lantignie] Our friends in Morgon who have been a huge support and encouragement providing us with contacts and possible personel. V and G from the nearby chateau de La Terriere called in one evening, we chatted over a glass or two of our 2006 and nibbled on wild boar saucisson and home made chicken liver pate made with apple and regnie and herbs….. We learn where to go to find our grape picking workforce, in previous years arranged by Fernand and his wife. Meanwhile the cherries are nearly ripe for picking and I make streamers from tin foil so the birds will not take all.