• 2004

    For the past 30 years apart from some inept political interference in matters relating to wine taxation that almost doubled the price of this country’s wines, our management approach has been for relatively plain sailing.The wine models we had established in those early days were obviously a success. These were an amalgam of paying attention Read More   |  

  • 2003

    The first time Newsletters were printed in this format was 1982. It was thought that not only information about the wines being released was needed, but comments about the industry in general and the many and varied factors that impinge upon us from time to time should be shared. We have found that those issues Read More   |  

  • 2002

    Early Spring, in a vine’s life, is the time when the annual season of vegetative growth commences and the fate of the next year’s vintage is largely determined. Lack of rain, frost, hail, bad weather and fungal disease can all contribute to reducing crop yield at the following vintage in the Autumn. The earliest change Read More   |