August.
—Distributing trays and sweatboxes in the vineyard. Picking the first crop. Packing should begin as soon as possible.
September.
—Picking, drying, turning the trays, reversing, taking up.
October.
—Picking the last of the second crop. Packing continues.
November.
—Hauling in, stacking and cleaning off trays and sweatboxes. Irrigating and manuring the land. New land should be prepared for planting, which should begin as soon as the first frost has killed the leaves of the vine.