This week is turning out to be all about our white grapes. On Monday we harvested sauvignon blanc. Tuesday saw us harvest our prime Chardonnay (pictured in the bins above). Thankfully, the effort we put in taking out leaves post the rain paid off with little to no evidence of rot in the grapes. Wednesday was a busy day with us taking in viognier, some more sauvignon blanc and a small amount of semillion.
Here is a pic from one of the viognier blocks that we harvested on Wednesday. In the valley one can see the koppie known as Babylonstoren. The farm which Backsberg is situated on is actually know as Klein Babylonstoren (Small Tower of Babylon in English) derived from the koppie's name.
The early morning slots of today and tomorrow are being spent/going to be spent at Durbanville at our sauvignon blanc vineyard on Altydgedacht. The grapes that have come in this morning taste and look fantastic!
SB
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