Year in the vines – part 11

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The Pinot Noir fruit in one crate weighs between 15 and 20 kilograms.

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The trusty tractor with a train of trailers stands by to be stacked up with loaded crates …


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… as you can see here.


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The crates are moved onto pallets by the reddest fork-lift in the world, ready to be wrapped …


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… and then placed onto the truck to be driven to the winery.


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One full pallet can contain up to 720kg of fruit, and roughly 8 tonnes get shipped every day for the duration of the harvest.


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Which keeps vineyard manager Jon Pollard a...