Work was getting extremely boring. There was one whole day where we had nothing to do, so the next day Marinus sent us out to the vineyard to take some leaves off the vines to help ripen the Cabernet a bit faster. I enjoyed it because it was something new and kept me busy. I just wish they'd grow vines six feet tall so I wouldn't have to bend down so far! We saw 3-day-old pigs out behind the vineyard, but a few days later they were dirty and not as cute.
Alfred came over a few times during the week, and we collected leftover wine yeast for an experiment. We baked a loaf of bread and made pizza dough with it. It worked perfectly, so the next time we inoculate a tank, we will take the scraps from the packages of yeast again to do some more baking.
It was a holiday weekend, so the guest houses were full, the bistro was busy, and the wedding of 170 people was fun. Lorena and I met a few of the guests in the afternoon, then crashed the after party by the pool at night. I met some nice people. One had worked in Sonoma for a harvest, but I also met an idiot DJ who wouldn't shut up. I had fun though because I got to talk to new people and eat their food. As we walked home at 3:30am, the boss' house still had loud music playing.
We made it to the 8am pump over and enjoyed our usual Sunday lunch. In town we looked at a 19th century-style house they call a museum. That's about as much fun as Robertson offers. But even the fried chicken from the supermarket is delicious, so it has that going for it.
This week, we harvested Petit Verdot, leaving only two blocks of Cab out. We will press tomorrow and maybe harvest Cab later this week.
I've been applying to harvest jobs in New Zealand. I had one job offer, but couldn't make it there soon enough, and now I'm talking to another winery in the same region, so we'll see.
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