Heartfeld Blog Chronicles

Hans at bud rubbing & desuckering, shoot thinning and wire lifting As another cycle unfolds, the anticipation for Vintage 2024 steadily builds...

We caught up with Therese Herzog to get her outlook on Vintage 2023 so far as this has been a far from Marlborough style of season!  'The weather ...

Experimenting with new varieties comes at the cost of sacrificing existing ones. It’s that time again to prune the whole vineyard. All leaves have...

We caught up with Hans on his thoughts on Vintage 2022 so far... 'The spring brought a fair share of rain and enough sunny and warm days that not ...

What happens in the vineyard over winter? Normally this is a very busy time for Hans as he must finish all the work before we leave overseas for o...

    Pruning Pruning is the foundation of viticulture. The way vines are pruned speaks volumes about the terroir of a site and adds another dimensi...