
The Early Bird – Vintage 2016 and other bits and bobs
[one_half] Well here we all are again. It’s vintage time (or harvest) and all over McLaren Vale there are tractors and harvesters buzzing about,…
[one_half] Well here we all are again. It’s vintage time (or harvest) and all over McLaren Vale there are tractors and harvesters buzzing about,…
Another massive year has been recorded here at Battle of Bosworth, in terms of effort expended, wines made (and sold), tales told, vineyards groomed and…
It’s well and truly the new financial year and I’m long overdue a blog post, so here we go. Joch has gone mad with new…
For those of you familiar with this 1995 movie, I would like to say I don’t in any way see myself as as the enigmatic female…
Well, it’s just past half time. I had meant to post this before July ended, but now it’s August and it’s really nearly 3/4 time.
Well it’s finished. All the grapes are in, ferments are finished and everything has been pressed off, and wines have been ‘put to bed’ ie…
Well, shed building continues apace, with the newest part of the winery going up very quickly – once we had got over the planning application…
Vintage (or harvest) is just around the corner so of course what better time to start expanding the winery. I can’t blame Joch entirely for…
It was a big day yesterday, as 650 or so winemakers, grape growers and assorted hangers on flocked in their finest (some in their finest…
It’s all go in the vineyard at the moment, after a pretty wet winter. Joch’s father Peter gets drafted in to do the all-important dodge…
Blimey, we’ve had some rain this winter. I think the figures show we’ve had the wettest August on record here in South Australia, or maybe…
Well, vintage – or harvest – is finally over for 2013. The guys picked the Petit Verdot up on the hill on a balmy April…