Winery Work Experience Heather Stewart 2010 Vintage
Jun 29, 2015
Winery Work Experience
Heather Stewart2010 Vintage
In the role of Laboratory Manager
The Lab Me
With the assistance of harvest internsSimon (UK), Aryel (Brazil) & Kiri (NZ)
Saint Clair’s winery Riverlands Estate, Blenheim
The Saint Clair Winery Team
2010 Vintage
• 5943 tonnes received
• 4622 t Sauvignon Blanc• 602 t Pinot Noir• 239 t Chardonnay• 192 t Merlot• 128 t Pinot Gris• 141 t Riesling • 17 t Gewürztraminer• 2 t Viognier
Some of the happenings in the winery...
The first receival!
Inoculations
Red Ferment Cap Management
Merlot Pump-over Pinot Noir Plunging
Laboratory Analyses
Tasting
Cellar hands tasting handpicked Pinot Noir
Red winemaker Kyle tasting crop samples in the lab
Health & Safety
Saint Clair takes health and safety seriously!
The best thing about vintage 2010 at Saint Clair
The people! 25 amazing interns came from all across the globe to help us out over harvest
And the worst thing:The long hours, leading to delirium...
(Actually this was one of the best parts of vintage!)