Today was quite a crazy day here at Haut Espoir. Any day that 19 000 bottles have to be labeled is quite a crazy day.
Just as we try to share the unique elements of the farm, this is another. We labeled various varietals that are readying stages of lie-down, get-up and get-in (consumption ready) and the machines run quite fast. The process runs extremely smoothly, is handles by the professionals and the workers pack, stack and box what is ready to go.
When its at full tilt, the operation can kick out a bottle per second perfectly and the major time taken in the day is not the labeling but actually to line up the automated process perfectly so that the system runs without a glitch. Quality control is done every 20th bottle or so and is measured to the millimeter so that you get the best results. No effort is spared for perfection here.
In the end we can settle down after the process is done, as it means we can now focus on some other areas of the farm before the long weekend, where family, friends and wine are the order of the day.
