Visiting vineyards and wineries is part of that understanding, while taking part in the harvest drills down another layer in that knowledge. Having been instructed by Gareth, the picking crew go out into the rows, picking into small grape bins. Behind them come two pairs of gator and trailer; the driver and lifter alternating roles as one drives along the picked rows, the second stacking the grape bins on to the trailer. Simultaneously, random picking bins are weighed and bunch numbers counted, in order to give average bunch weights for each grape variety, clone and vineyard block. All the picking bins need to be hosed down and cleaned, with the small bins taken back out to the vineyard for the following morning's pick.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 21, 2019 15:33 UTC