We bring you a selection of the best photos capturing the 2016 wine harvest now underway across the northern hemisphere, including Lebanon, China, Italy, Bordeaux and California.
Harvesting wine grapes is no easy work, as any picker will tell you.
Here’s a selection of images from the 2016 wine harvest in region’s across the northern hemisphere.
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Quinta do Pôpa vineyards, Douro Valley, Portugal
Credit: Wine Tourism in Portugal
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Workers hand-groom each cluster as it is harvested from the vine, Donnafugata winery, Sicily
Credit: Meg Houston Maker
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Hand sorting grapes at Temet winery, Serbia
Hand sorting grapes at Temet winery, Serbia. Credit: Vinarija Temet Facebook.
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Flooded vineyards in Helan Mountain East, Ningxia, China
Credit: Feng Qing
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Domaine des Tourelles winery, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Credit: Domaine des Tourelles Twitter
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Gabi Bertona and Luciana Moreno Turkovich in the Turkovich Family winery, California
Credit: Turkovich Family Wines Facebook
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Moulin de la Roque, Bandol, Provence
Credit: @laroquebandol Twitter
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Nocturnal harvesting in Tzora vineyards, Israel
Credit: Tzora Winery
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Bees and wasps appreciating the 2016 harvest at Cave de Tain l’Hermitage vineyards, France
Credit: Cave de Tain Twitter
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Petite Sirah grapes in the Rabbit Ridge vineyards, Paso Robles, California
Credit: Rabbit Ridge Winery Facebook
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Riesling harvest in Alsace, France
Riesling harvest in Alsace, France - one of the few regions set to see higher production in 2016. Credit: StrassFeed Twitter
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First day of harvest for Château d’Yquem’s ‘Y’ dry white wine, Bordeaux
Credit: Château d'Yquem Twitter
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Pressing at Tomac winery, Croatia
Credit: Tomac Winery Instagram
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I Selvatici vineyards, Chianti, Tuscany
Credit: Giuseppe Sala
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Dutton Vineyards in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California
Credit: Irene Turner:IT Sonoma Style