Time to pick at Krondorf with Helen and Graham Koch and a veritable United Nations of pickers – some really interesting and hard-working people with lots of questions about winemaking.

Helen directing her troops.

It’s wonderful to see the pride of the growers in a job well done.

The vineyard is right on Jacobs Creek, and was planted in 1926.

The fruit was at the winery and in the fermenter by 9:30.

Later on the same day, it was picking time at Marananga: Matt Pick and Fi Donald’s vineyard.

It was pretty hot by then, but the fruit came off well; the rest was due at Seppeltsfield at 6pm.