Fran is our senior cellar hand, and not only helps us in the Bodega, but is also a gifted handyman. He can turn his hand to more or less anything, building, metalwork, carpentry, mechanics – you name it, he can do it. Suffice to say that he’s a very useful guy to have around, and probably saves us a fortune in not having to call contractors to do jobs around the cellar.

However, no matter how perfect we men think we are, every man has his weakness. Fran’s is keeping his ‘tool corner’ tidy.

With the recent cooler weather we are now just waiting for the final ripening in the vineyards, and so as we wait, it is an opportunity to catch up on those jobs that we never quite get around to. One of Fran’s was tidying up his tools….

The reason that I took a photograph was simply so that I can remind him how it should look at all times! (Sorry Fran)

Fran is our senior cellar hand, and not only helps us in the Bodega, but is also a gifted handyman. He can turn his hand to more or less anything, building, metalwork, carpentry, mechanics – you name it, he can do it. Suffice to say that he’s a very useful guy to have around, and probably saves us a fortune in not having to call contractors to do jobs around the cellar.

However, no matter how perfect we men think we are, every man has his weakness. Fran’s is keeping his ‘tool corner’ tidy.

With the recent cooler weather we are now just waiting for the final ripening in the vineyards, and so as we wait, it is an opportunity to catch up on those jobs that we never quite get around to. One of Fran’s was tidying up his tools….

The reason that I took a photograph was simply so that I can remind him how it should look at all times! (Sorry Fran)