Fear and pruning in Beaujolais

Hannah continues her winemaking adventures, but as she enters the 8th week of pruning in Beaujoalis, starts to suffer from increasing doubt about whether she's made the right choice in life.

It was La Dive weekend, I was outside relishing air and talking to a friend, glass glued to hand. "It’s coming up to a year for you in France," he said, "what’s next?" when my alarm bells rang. Cue existential panic - Must I go through this again? Because I know "Back to the Loire for èbourgeonnage, my sixth stage" isn’t what people back home want to he…