2012 Spring Vineyard Update

We are delighted to report the Spring weather has so far been very much to our liking. There have been moments of trepidation as some heavy storms have come through during September and October bringing very strong winds and the threat of hail. High winds did some significant damage around the region, including blowing down a number of trees and cutting power supplies but they didn’t do much harm to the vineyard. We are hoping that at least part of the reason for this is the growth of our windbreak trees, planted a decade ago. Most importantly, the hail storms were only brief and the hail size was small. Flowering on all the early varieties is under way and the timing suggests we are slightly ahead of the average. If these temperature conditions continue, that puts us on track for a commencement of vintage around the 15th to 20th February, 2013. However there is, as they say, plenty of water to pass under the bridge before then.