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“The time has come”, the walrus said, “to pick those Gruner grapes … ” This is the time when all one’s dreams culminate and coalesce upon a single exciting pleasure – the considerable delight of harvesting Gruner Veltliner.<\/p>\n
For weeks I have been watching the fruit hang in the late afternoon light, with each bunch looking like it’s about to explode with amazing vibrancy and flavour – and at last it is time to harvest! This is a difficult process, only because I am so busy tasting the berries as I pick each bunch, that\u00c2\u00a0ergonomically\u00c2\u00a0it just does not work for me. But fortunately we have a wonderful team of harvesters and I have taken a series of pics to illustrate the joyous process of the harvest.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Ripe Gruner Veltliner bunches about to be harvested at Hahndorf Hill Winery<\/p><\/div>\n
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My, what dirty fingernails I have! (Double click on pic to get right under the nails!) … But I suppose that’s all part of the process. The amazingly vibrant flavours in the fruit this year include melons, paw paw,\u00c2\u00a0banana\u00c2\u00a0and mango.<\/p>\n
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Look at those bunches light up in the black buckets! They’re about to explode with beautiful flavours …<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The rewards of the harvest being poured into the large harvest bins.<\/p><\/div>\n
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The accumulated bounty tumbles into the big harvest bin.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Proud Gruner dad busy at crusher.<\/p><\/div>\n
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What a long day it has been – but now that the grapes are being crushed I can relax with a little *reward. (*See left hand.)<\/p>\n
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