We cleaned the press, scraped wax out of the open top, cement fermenters, then did a tasting of all of the wines we will be making. They have a cheap sparkling and a good sparkling, a few good white blends such as Chardonnay-Viognier, Chardonnay-Verdelho-Viognier, and some good reds: Shiraz-Cabernet, Pintoage, and Cabernet-Shiraz-Pinotage.
After the tasting the winemaker gave the other intern and me all of the bottles that we tasted out of. When we offered some to the cellar hand from Zimbabwe, the winemaker said he can´t give him wine because the other blacks will think it is unfair and steal. I´ve only been here a few days and the racism is extremely noticeable.
I went for a swim, and picked up drinking water at the bistro attached to the winery where my boss gave me a few beers because I told him I like beer. And now my roomate is cooking Spanish tortilla for dinner (I think we call it fritada), and I am drinking free wine. It has been a good day.
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