Hand-picked Sauvignon Blanc grapes being tipped ‘whole-cluster’ into a press. Whole-cluster pressing means the grapes are not ‘de-stemmed’/ ‘de-stalked’ before being pressed, which minimises the risk of picking up phenolics, bitterness from the skins. [This was the first day of harvest at Franciscan winery.] View high resolution

Hand-picked Sauvignon Blanc grapes being tipped ‘whole-cluster’ into a press. Whole-cluster pressing means the grapes are not ‘de-stemmed’/ ‘de-stalked’ before being pressed, which minimises the risk of picking up phenolics, bitterness from the skins.

[This was the first day of harvest at Franciscan winery.]