The "vignerons"

Here is a picture from the 2006 harvest when Pauline and I picked the very first cluster. Our total crop, then, was 30 kilograms of Pinot Gris and 100 kilograms of Pinot Noir. Well, the 2007 harvest is finally over. From Thanksgiving Day, October 8 to the 10th, our friends helped us pick 969 kilograms of Pinot Gris. Thank you to the ladies: Alison, Catherine, Jane, Karen, Mags and Rolande, and to the gentlemen: Bruno, Christian, Dave, Derek and Derek, Deryck, Doug, Jens, Mike and Terry. The cost of your work: bottles of our wines. Your friendship: "priceless". The following week we picked the Pinot Noir from 4 separate blocks. Working with professional pickers from other vineyards and a handful of friends, we, quickly, picked just over 3,000 kilograms/3 tonnes. For a first experience with a large crop, it was very intense. But at the end of the day, very worthwhile. Again, Pauline and I are very grateful to all the pickers.