Quartz Reef wine maker Rudi Bauer culls some pinot noir grapes on his Bendigo block to allow other grapes to develop the perfect quality. : Grape quantity down but quality promising
Quartz Reef wine maker Rudi Bauer culls some pinot noir grapes on his Bendigo block to allow other grapes to develop the perfect quality. : Grape quantity down but quality promising
Vinewise Viticulture contract worker Paloma Santos, of Brazil, helps thin pinot noir grapes at Quartz Reef's Bendigo block. Photos by Sarah Marquet. : Grape quantity down but quality promising
Vinewise Viticulture contract worker Paloma Santos, of Brazil, helps thin pinot noir grapes at Quartz Reef's Bendigo block. Photos by Sarah Marquet. : Grape quantity down but quality promising
Pinot noir grapes sacrificed for the good of the crop at Quartz Reef's Bendigo block. : Grape quantity down but quality promising
Pinot noir grapes sacrificed for the good of the crop at Quartz Reef's Bendigo block. : Grape quantity down but quality promising
Grape quantity down but quality promising
Despite frosts in November, winegrowers around Otago are looking forward to a good season but say they are not out of the woods yet.