by The President | Mar 7, 2019 | Growing Notes, Vineyard
Picking from the northern end of the vineyard now, Baume’ is climbing 13.7-13.9 Be and 3.9pHDifferent parts of the vineyard are ripening at different rates. We will continue to pick the ripest patches trying to keep in the 13.5 -14.5 zone.We expect picking to...
by The President | Feb 16, 2019 | Growing Notes, Vineyard
A week of mild temperatures has let the vines do what they want to do at this time of year- ripen grapes and produce sugar.Building on last weekends readings, we’ve seen a jump of a full 2 Baume’ in the week. From 9.1 Be on 9th of Feb, to 11.1 Be today.We...
by The President | Feb 9, 2019 | Growing Notes, Vineyard
Well, we have just completed our first Baume’ test for the vineyard for the 2019 Vintage (9th Feb 2019). We’ve got full veraison (well all but) and everything is looking in great shape, and the berries are ripening. The first test of the season...
by The President | May 8, 2018 | 2018 Vintage, Grapes, Growing Notes, Vineyard
“Quantity was down, but the quality was up.”, It’s a cliche, but there is a lot of truth in it. 2008 was an early season, it was a quick season and yields were down a little on expectations. But the colour, the flavours, the quality is excellent. We...
by The President | Feb 23, 2018 | 2018 Vintage, Growing Notes, Vineyard
We began harvest on Wednesday 21st Feb with a significant pick from the two areas of the vineyard that seemed to be the most advanced in ripening. The good news is- “It’s ready”, the not so good news is “It’s early”. So get ready, I...
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