This document summarizes Rod Henderson's 2010 work experience at Wairau River Wines during harvest season. It describes the arrival of Pinot Noir grapes and their processing, including destemming and pumping into tanks. It also describes the start of Sauvignon Blanc harvest and various steps of wine production like pressing, barrel and tank storage. The winery uses several large tanks and presses grapes 24/7 during vintage.

1. Wairau River wineswork experience 2010ByRod Henderson

2. Wairau river winesPinot Noir arriving to winery

3. Wairau River WinesThe bin is full ready to get started

4. Wairau River winesThe bin will lift up to the orgar and the grapes will go into the destemmer

5. Wairau River WinesWinemaker Sam Rose and owner Phil Rose keeping track of the Pinot Noir

6. Wairau River WinesAssistant winemaker Nick waiting at the 9 ton Pinots Noir tanks

7. Wairau River WinesDry Ice is put in bottom of the tanks

8. Wairau River WinesThe Pinot arrives

9. Wairau River WinesThe start of the Sauvignon Blanc Harvest grapes from harvester into the truck

10. Wairau River WinesIt will be ready cleaning destemmer for the sauvignon Blanc

11. Wairau River WinesThe 3 20 ton presses looking to the vineyard they work 24/7 over vintage

12. Wairau River WinesGround view of the presses

13. Wairau River WinesLooking out to the presses right are 5000litre tanks left hand 10,000 litre tanks

14. Wairau River WinesJoe filling Chardonnay barrels looking down at the 80,000 litre tanks stairs to lab and walk ways

15. Wairau River WinesThe top of the 80,000 litre tanks have just added dry ice ready for juice and tank with hose just being cleaned

16. Wairau River Wines40,000litre tanks hose rack and hose fitting station

17. Wairau River WinesGround view of pinot tanks

18. Wairau River WinesRVD works 24/7 over vintage

19. Wairau River WinesThere are 2 warm rooms for barrels just starting to fill this

20. Wairau River Wines3 of the 6 Cuves waiting for the pinot noir

21. Wairau River WinesThe tank board keeping track of the tanks and wine movement

22. Wairau River WinesWairau river wines does all its own bottling this is the depalletizer that is my responsibility during bottling

23. Wairau River WinesThis is looking over the filler and labeler

24. Wairau River WinesOutside view of winery

25. Wairau River WinesThe entrance to the winery