Hayes Family Wines - Vintage 2021 Diary - A Week to Consolidate
Loading the Press - Not a Glamorous Process
Week 6
This week we took the opportunity to consolidate, the grapes kept coming, but we essentially spent the week covering the full spectrum of vintage: picking, destemming, pumping over, pressing and putting wines to barrel. At the end of the week we still have almost 20 wines fermenting away, but another 30 odd barrels added to the shed. Good progress, but much to do.
The Week Ahead
The week ahead will start busy, with about 6 tonne of Shiraz, 3 tonne of Grenache due in Monday. This will set up the week ahead as we continue to press out the wines that are finished fermenting. This week should see us get to more than 50% of the crush in barrel, and only 15% of grapes remaining on the vine, all Mataro.
With Easter ahead, and a busy weekend at Cellar Door expected, shortly followed by the Barossa Vintage Festival and a range of events (including vineyard visits and a Legends Behind the Barrel event), there no rest just yet!