The key to a lasting trellis is in the strength of the posts at the end of each row, and to ensure that each pole is sufficiently well anchored the Pies brought in this spectacular drilling machine that did all the holes for the entire field in about an hour. The end posts used are 2.5 metres long, with just over half that length buried in the ground.

Although some trellises are made with metal stakes, most use wooden poles that tend to be more resilient in the long term. Metal stakes tend to bend in high winds, whereas the wooden ones do not. Although ideally the alignment of the trellis should be East-West to take advantage of the maximum exposure to the sun, often this is ignored in favour of the direction of the prevailing winds. High winds are unusual in summer, but if they occurred (when the vine has most foliage) blowing perpendicular to the rows, they would cause considerable damage. Thus in more exposed areas trellises tend to be set up so that the wind would blow along the rows rather than against them.

Just over three weeks later, the vineyard has a different look to it. As the newly grafted vines grow, Sergi and Anton will soon have to install the horizontal wires so that the vines all form the T-shape at the same height.