There they are, the ripe and ready sangiovese. Look at the interesting oval berry form. The grape bunch is also exhibiting "hen and egg setting". This is where some berries stay small while others increase in size. Some people complain but we are excited about this as it is likely that many of the smaller berries will have more acid, giving vital structure to our future rose.
This frog hopped onto Auge team member Anne's hand while she was harvesting a bunch of sangiovese. Frogs, like all fauna, are a good sign in a vineyard. You have to think why they are there? Probably cause there's lots of other critters to eat. All those critters could only survive if they are not sprayed with pesticides and herbicides. Healthy biodiversity.
The sangiovese rose picking team: front row: Jude(vineyard owner), Lucy(anton and sally's daughter), james (sommelier),
first row standing: Fi(friend), Anton(owner Lucy Margaux), Anne (auge team), Cla (Anne's husband from Emiglio Romagna), Jen (sommelier), Tom (friend).
back three standing: Tom the Pom (Lucy Margaux), Duncan Dean (vineyard owner), Duncan's brother. photo taken by Nick Dean.
