Journal - From the Vineyard & Cellar

Spring - hard work to achieve our pure, complex and concentrated wines naturally. The consequence of our commitment to produce the healthiest...

Dry farming has become a topic lately and we thought you would be interested to hear from someone who did both – dry farming back in Switzerland ...

  Wine can be like a form of art, creating a sensory experience that is greater than the sum of its parts. It can be an emotional experience. Oth...

It has been our earliest vintage since we grow grapes in Marlborough. A dry and warm growing season with a few hot days accelerated ripening and fr...

Vintage 2021 starts with an amazing spring season. Lots of sunshine, warmth, and enough rain to greatly accelerate the growth. Vines entering the ...

Weeds compete with the vines for water, nutrients and light. They also reduce the air flow, inviting powdery mildew and other unwanted fungus, e.g...

  Flowering – the vines progression from: bud-burst, flowering, fruit set, veraison through to harvest. Depending on specific vineyard temperature...

The sheep are still in the part of the vineyard with the latest budding varieties for just a few more days, but pruning is now finished. Not trave...

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...

The fashionable red burgundy grape can produce divinely scented, gorgeously fruity expressions of place. However, is sensitive to the size of crop...