Christmas Amongst the Vines

For Christmas we rented a small cottage amongst the vines about 10km outside of Napier.

The owners mainly grow Chardonnay grapes and were in the process of using sheep to leaf pluck the bottom leaves to expose the grapes to the sun.  A before photo...

And then after the sheep had done their work.

Christmas Day lunch comprised of ham, pork pie, cheeses and accompaniments, washed down by a nice bottle of Veuve.

We then watched the sun set over the vines and the windmill, which is used to move cold air and protect the vines.