Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Pressing

Grapes pressed lightly after around 20 hours on the skins, approx. 150 litres of juice, measured again at 22 Brix

Many thanks to Mary and Graham for their help again !




Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Vendemmia

we picked the grapes today, Mary Graham Duncan and me.

Its a hot day, maybe 30 degrees, the grapes were in fine condition.

Rows 1 and 2 measured 23 Brix, Rows 3 and 4 22 Brix.

Weights as follows

Row 1  68.4 Kgs
Row 2  44.8 Kgs
Row 3  46.7 Kgs
Row 4  71.5 Kgs

Total Pick 231.4 Kgs

Crush was completed by 1pm, grape must sulphited and left on skins for pressing tomorrow morning.

Monday, September 9, 2019

Brix Update


Monday 9th September

row 1+2, 21 Brix 
row 3+4, 22 Brix

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Brix Update

Thursday 5th September

Brix taken by Claudia

row 1+2, 21 Brix
row 3+4, 22 Brix 

Sunday, September 1, 2019

Brix Update

Sunday 1st September

Brix taken by Claudia, recorded as


row 1+2, 17 Brix 
row 3+4, 18 Brix 

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Brix Update

Crop looks great, maybe 250Kgs ? 

Measured Brix today, the newly grafted rows with the biggest crop coming in at 15, the original 2 rows with smaller crop measuring 12.5

Monday, August 20, 2018

Brix Update

The grafted vines are looking very good;  looks like a bumper crop, probably 3 or 4 times the quantity on the old vines.

Brix measured today at 14.5.