New Years Eve Visitors!

We had some lovely visitors from Yorkshire on New Years eve, and we would like to share their experience with you,

We had some lovely visitors from Yorkshire on New Years eve, and we would like to share their experience with you, as well as our appreciation for their wonderful comments, thanks Chris and Marilyn, we hope to see you again soon!

"Marilyn and I would like to say a huge thank you to Calum for taking the time to escort us around the winery on New Year's Eve afternoon. It was one of the highlights of our Australia visit and made our trip just that little bit more memorable.

All the notes and photos that we took will come in handy for our lecture about the trip. Not only was the visit around the winery brilliant, but the wines were something very special too and completely unexpected. Thank you so much, but sadly none of them made it back to the UK.

We just felt that they should be enjoyed in the heat of the Australian outback. However, they did last us until the last day before flying home. There was some very special wine there and that was appreciated.

What did make it back home were the two sample glasses, thanks to Lynley's careful packaging, and they will always remind us of a fantastic visit. Now that I've sorted through thousands of photos, I have attached most of the ones that we shot at the winery.

Thanks again for making our trip special.

Kindest regards Chris and Marilyn"

Just like Chris and Marilyn you too are more than welcome to come and visit us at the winery, so what are you waiting for!!

It's Vintage Time Again!

It's vintage time again, it only comes around once a year and another one has begun with anticipation of what will be.

It's vintage time again, it only comes around once a year and another one has begun with anticipation of what will be. So far it has been very positive in the whites. 

Our picture shows a small bunch of Chardonnay grapes going through the crushing and pressing process and what finally remains, the Marc.

Along the way there is the bystanders; Rick and Chris who are checking on the press progress. There is Jack who is greasing the appropriate nipples on the crusher, while Beata is shovelling up the mess that occurs frequently. But wait, there is Allan who always maintains a vigilant eye on proceedings.

 

After 8 vintages this will be Allan's last vintage as he and Michelle will be selling up their farm and moving closer to their children and grandchildren. We would like to thank Allan for his consistent hard work, we will all miss you!

The Summer Way of Life at the Winery!

We had a lovely Christmas and start to the New Year here, hope you all did also!!

We had a lovely Christmas and start to the New Year here, hope you all did also!! The attached picture is a glimpse into the summer way of life at the winery. There is a bevy of knees showing, with some of these knees needing a bit of colour? These were all taken on the same day and everybody in the winery was in shorts preparing for the upcoming summer. This week everyday has been over 40 degrees Celsius so the staff understand the need to drink lots of water to stay hydrated in such high temperatures. This is not to rub it in, because you guys may be a little on the colder side at this time of year and a little frosty because of the Ashes whitewash (may match the snow out your window) dished out to your cricket team! Vintage is due to begin at the end of January with Chardonnay being harvested first. Embrace the new year along with all the possibilities it can bring and remember to be enthusiastic!