21st March 2011 by Martin Lightfoot

Somebody sent me a pic of a sign a few weeks ago. It was one of those signs in front of churches for godly messages. This one said "Will the person praying for rain please stop" I can only think one of them is not listening.

Last year we finished picking on March 4, this year we started on March 16. This is now a contender for our 2nd latest vintage. 1997 was 22nd April , I certainly hope we finish before that. The Chardonnay and Viognier we have picked has come in clean. With some help from James Hastwell in the winery I'm sure we will end up with some good looking wines.