Wine: behind the scenes of the 2016 harvest

This year’s harvest is a GO! and with the super high temperatures, you can bet that the grapes have been ripening at top speed!

We took a browse through Instagram (#SAHarvest2016) and came across some cool pics that show just what’s happening behind the scenes.

Do you really know how much work it takes to get your favourite wine into its bottle?

Have a look!

Turn the sound on! Getting ready for the imminent harvest ????????????????????????????????????#saharvest2016 #traininghard #harvestrocks #rocky

A video posted by Fable Mountain Vineyards (@fablewines) on Jan 22, 2016 at 8:39am PST

There is a beautiful story about a princesses who couldn’t sleep because there was a pea underneath a pile of her bedding. This princess has a bunch of grapes on her mind which I find to be more telling of what she’s made of. Its Grenache blanc, and its #fides and its pretty radical being in that vineyard when a storm packs together after a week of 40oC weather. Now to hope it all stays safe until we can harvest it. Holding thumbs and toes for #saharvest2016 #southafrica #wine #vino #instawine #ourchildrenphoto

A photo posted by Corlea Fourie (@corleafourie) on Jan 25, 2016 at 10:35am PST

First day of harvest @sijnnwines on Friday. Our intrepid winemaker, Charla Haasbroek at home in the #stones. We’ve had a near perfect season in the #overberg and the grapes are looking beautiful. #saharvest2016 #malgas #bushvines #cheninblanc

A photo posted by David Trafford (@davidtrafford) on Jan 23, 2016 at 10:31pm PST

Loading the press – #TheDiaryofaBubble can be hard work! #MakingMCC | #LeLude | #LeLudeMCC | #Harvest2016 | #SAHarvest2016 | #Franschhoek | #FranschhoekMoments | #Harvest | #MCC | #MenatWork | #SouthAfrica | #VisitSouthAfrica | #????

A photo posted by Le Lude (@leludemcc) on Jan 23, 2016 at 12:43am PST

Happy fermentation #saharvest2016 #pinotnoir2016

A photo posted by Helgard (@helgard1986) on Jan 23, 2016 at 12:22am PST

#zevenwacht @zevenwachtwines #pellenc #sorting #saharvest2016

A video posted by Jacques Viljoen (@jacquesviljoen1000) on Jan 21, 2016 at 11:04pm PST

Found this little Ladybug while working in the vineyard =) #ladybug #vineyard #nature #photooftheday #photography #viticulture #menseselense #wine #Stellenbosch #Summer #macrophotography #saharvest2016 #harvest2016 #capewinelands #southafrica #animals #bugs #naturephotography #photographyislifee #keepitwild #prettylittlethings

A photo posted by Nina Keyser (@ninsie23) on Jan 22, 2016 at 12:02am PST

Harvest 2016 has begun! We began picking #Chardonnay today, destined for our MCC #SAHarvest2016

A photo posted by Lourensford Wine Estate (@lourensford) on Jan 12, 2016 at 12:29am PST

It is harvest season in the winelands, which means it is our busiest time of the year, with people in the vineyards and tractors running up and down. Unfortunately, due to the #simonsbergfire, some vines won’t be harvested this year and the community has been working hard to stop the fires. Good luck with all the farms still fighting the fire, the cleanup and the harvest that needs to continue. Donations can be dropped off at Delvera. ?? @minormatters #harvest2016 #saharvest2016

A photo posted by Stellenbosch Wine Routes (@stellenboschwine) on Jan 20, 2016 at 10:47pm PST

#saharvest2016 #zevenwacht @zevenwachtwines en so is dit n begin van n nuwe jaar a new beginning.““And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.”” ??Matthew? ?9:17? ?NLT?? http://bible.com/116/mat.9.17.nlt

A photo posted by Jacques Viljoen (@jacquesviljoen1000) on Jan 21, 2016 at 11:09pm PST

Vineyard selfie =D #harvest2016 #saharvest2016 #Chardonnay #kaapsevonkel #simonsig #Stellenbosch #stellenboschwine #vineyard #southafrica #viticulture #winemmaking #menseselense

A photo posted by Nina Keyser (@ninsie23) on Jan 19, 2016 at 3:09am PST

So fresh and so clean | Lets Go harvest @sijnnwines #saharvest2016 #sijnn #cheninblanc

A photo posted by Charla (@charlahaasbroek) on Jan 21, 2016 at 9:27pm PST

#TheDiaryofaBubble continues with an early-morning harvest of a block of #handselected, #homegrown #PinotNoir, picked at sunrise in the #Robertson Valley to ensure a cool and gentle picking environment, resulting in premium flavour-retention to showcase the vineyard’s amazing #terroir – the ultimate reward in our #SearchforSingularity. Oh, and how beautiful is the ‘waxy bloom’ on this bunch? We’ll tell you all about it in our next post – for now we have to turn these beauties into Le Lude #Brut #Rosé! #SouthAfrica | #VisitSouthAfrica | #???? | #?? | #LeLudeMCC | #LeLude | #MCC | #ProudlyMCC | #ProudlySouthAfrican | #Brut | #Rosé | #Champagne | #Harvest2016 | #SAHarvest2016 | #Wine | #RobersonValley | #Franschhoek | #FranschhoekMoments | #Grapes | #Grape | #Wine | #MéthodeCapClassique | #MethodeCapClassique

A photo posted by Le Lude (@leludemcc) on Jan 19, 2016 at 6:49am PST

Squeeze the day… #saharvest2016 #southafrica #wine #winemaking #winemaker #vino

A photo posted by Corlea Fourie (@corleafourie) on Jan 10, 2016 at 3:33am PST

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