Grape varieties

8 04, 2026

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Autumn Newsletter 2026

April 8th, 2026|Categories: Climate, Grape varieties, new releases, Newsletters, Production|Tags: frost, terroir, weather|

Autumn 2026 Newsletter Well this Vintage is going to be interesting……. We chose NOT to harvest our fruit in 2011 [...]

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11 11, 2025

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Late Spring Newsletter 2025

November 11th, 2025|Categories: Grape varieties, Newsletters, Production|Tags: frost, terroir, weather|

Late Spring Newsletter 2025 I usually start my reports with a weather summary update, so I won’t divert from this [...]

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4 08, 2025

Autumn & Winter 2025 Newsletter

August 4th, 2025|Categories: Grape varieties, new releases, Newsletters|Tags: harvest, malbec, merlot, Romanesque, winter|

We have had another very good vintage to back up the 2024 vintage. The similarities to the other ‘twin’ vintages [...]

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14 12, 2024

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Spring/Summer 2024 Newsletter

December 14th, 2024|Categories: Climate, Grape varieties, Newsletters|Tags: climate change, pinot gris, pinot noir, rain, spring, summer, Tamar Valley, tasmania|

Looking back to our last newsletter, the contrast in weather conditions between the vintages could not be more stark. Winter [...]

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24 08, 2024

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Summer 2023-24, Vintage & Winter 2024 Newsletter

August 24th, 2024|Categories: Climate, Grape varieties, Newsletters, Travel|Tags: autumn colours, blends, climate change, drought, Greek wine varieties, harvest, rain, Turkish wine varieties, varietals, vintage|

This is a longer than usual read from us...so grab a glass of wine or other drink of your choosing [...]

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3 10, 2023

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Spring 2023 Newsletter

October 3rd, 2023|Categories: Climate, Grape varieties, Newsletters|Tags: blends, cellar door, climate change, rain, varietals|

Don’t bet against the weather…. After 3 wet Winter/Springs and the Bureau of Meteorology predicting a warmer and dryer Spring, [...]

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9 01, 2023

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Bob’s Summer 2022-23 Newsletter

January 9th, 2023|Categories: Climate, Grape varieties, Newsletters|Tags: economic challenges, harvest, rain, summer, winemaking|

You know that I will start with a comment on the weather. It’s a farmer’s thing to start with a [...]

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22 08, 2022

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Check out “Wine Behind the Label” entry about Grey Sands

August 22nd, 2022|Categories: Accolades, Grape varieties, History, Production|Tags: Behind the Label, blanc de noir, malbec, merlot, pinot blanc, pinot gris, pinot noir, wine publication, wine reviews|

Wine Behind the Label The ultimate guide to the world’s leading wine producers and their wines 12th edition 2022 Edited [...]

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25 04, 2020

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What a difference a vintage makes…

April 25th, 2020|Categories: Climate, Grape varieties, Production|Tags: autumn, cool climate, grape harvest, grape varieties, grey sands, merlot, pinot noir, Tamar Valley, tasmanian, tasmanian red wine, The Mattock, vintage, weather, wine|

Having made wines now over 24 vintages there is one ‘truism’ that is irrefutable in a cool climate like Tasmania [...]

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22 07, 2018

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The Mouse that Roared…our trip to Central Europe

July 22nd, 2018|Categories: Grape varieties, Travel|Tags: Austria, beer, Budapest, climate change, coffee, Czech Republic, Gruner Veltliner, Innio, Krems, La Boheme Cafe, muskateller, riesling, Royal Tokay, Rust, terroir, U Kunstatu, Vinograf, Wachau, wine, Zurich|

This year we travelled to central Europe as our son Ross has moved there to be with his partner Barbora. [...]

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