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WRW BOTTLES Graeme takes a sample from a barrel ... GEORGIA & JEAN & IRIS & MAX BOTTLING THE 1998 CABERNET SAUVIGNON & MALBEC, JULY 22, 2001. PETER & BEV BOTTLING THE 1998 CABERNET SAUVIGNON & MALBEC, JULY 21, 2001. SHARYN & GEORGIA & PETER BOTTLING 1998 PINOT NOIR JUNE 24, 2001. GEOFF & JOAN & GEORGIA BOTTLING 1998 PINOT NOIR JUNE 23, 2001. CHRIS CORKING A 1998 PINOT NOIR JEROBOAM JUNE 23, 2001. PINOT PRESSING 6: Georgia & Kelly with the 'marc' PINOT PRESSING 5: Kelly hiding in the 'marc': pressed skins & pips which are returned to the vineyard. PINOT PRESSING 4: Dry 'marc': skins & pips after pressing PINOT PRESSING 3: 'pressings' wine flowing from the press. PINOT PRESSING 2b: Barry applying pressure to the press PINOT PRESSING 2a: Graeme transferring marc from the fermentation tank to the press. PINOT PRESSING 1: Sterile boots & bucket with 'marc' in the fermentation tank after most of the wine has been pumped out to a storage tank. PLUNGING THE CAP .. the carbon dioxide produced during the fermentation lifts the grape skins .. we 'plunge' them several times daily to help extract colour. FERMENTATION .. Pinot Noir 2001 fermenting on skins (6 to 10 days) PINOT NOIR 2001 .. the smaller fermentation tank (ex milk vat) COOPER JOHN BABIDGE REMOVING THE BARREL HEAD COOPER REPLACING BARREL HOOPS COOPER SHAVING INSIDE OF BARREL COOPER SHAVING INSIDE OF BARREL SHAVED BARREL BEING 'TOASTED' WITH AN OAK-WOOK FIRE KELLY MAKING GOOD USE OF THE RE-SHAVED BARRELS OPENING: DR CHRIS HILL, GRAEME, GEORGIA OPENING: GRAEME & GEORGIA GRAEME & NEW LABEL Georgia: "Wine tasting, anyone ??" WRW BOTTLES WINE PRESSING GEORGIA LABELLING BOTTLES TASTING BARREL SAMPLES: CAB/MALBEC 98 & TRAMINER 2000 ... TOUGH JOB !! THE FINAL BLENDS: CAB-MALBEC 98 & TRAMINER 2000. WRW FRONT GATE SIGN GRAEME BOTTLING PORT WRW MAP WILSON'S RULE 

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