Ryan said Stephens “plays violently,” while Gentry has “vines for arms,” using his length to make plays on the field.

The French wine industry has a celebrated word called "terroir", which applies to all the environmental factors that effect vines growing in a vineyard, such the soil, the climate, and the elevation.

Not only is this advantageous for the workers, but it’s also proved beneficial for the Wärnelius-Millers — particularly when blazing fires have threatened their vineyards and on-site employees jumped in to protect the vines.

Grape vines and trees will lose their crop if they aren’t pruned in time.

He is leading a programme called "FastGrapes", which tests varieties of vines, to find the most robust and best suited to northern Europe.