It has been silly season here at Haut Espoir, what with the big guy being away and us left to harvest, so apologies for the late first post of the week this time around. Thankfully, its for a good cause, as Shiraz has been harvested and we even have a small preview of what the Rose looks like for what would probably be the 2011 batch.

Full steam ahead, the harvest was fast and furious but gave us better product than honestly, we had anticipated. What with record rain, wind & fires, we are continuously amazed at the power, will and good old fashioned tenacity of vines. Bless them. They do want to live, as a good friend of ours always says. Indeed.

Enjoy the pictures and chat about Fynbos tomorrow with you all, plus a little extra tomorrow, so stay tuned to hear about one of our favorite… well… tune in then.