Our growing season starts in early October with bud burst in the first or second week and picking in early to mid April depending on the season.
The rows of vines are angled to the north west to balance the sun light on both sides of the vines from veraison to picking. The vines are at 1.4m to 1.2m spacing with 2.5m row widths to accommodate the Massey Ferguson 35 red tractor. Vines are bud rubbed, shoot thinned, tucked up, grape thinned and shoulder trimmed and picked, all by hand.
This is what winemakers call hang time, leave grapes on vines to develop favours past 24 brix. Nervous time for us vintners!
Vineyard
Alexandra, Hillview
