Bob’s Blog

18 06, 2026

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Time to end the political charade

June 18th, 2026|Categories: Politics|Tags: democracy, no more '2 party prefered', proportional representation|

This last year has seen an enormous disruption in Australian politics with the collapse of one of the two pillars [...]

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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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5 08, 2024

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What the world needs now is….Democracy!

August 5th, 2024|Categories: Politics|Tags: climate change, democracy, factions, proportional representation, race relations|

I have written a number of blogs on democracy over the years and having returned from a holiday in Greece [...]

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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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9 01, 2023

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What a year 2022 was! from Rita

January 9th, 2023|Categories: Climate, Newsletters, Production|Tags: debris, mowing, picking, rain, slashing, spraying, sun, tucking, wind|

Firstly, please accept our apologies for lack of communication from our end! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas [...]

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