“At this stage the whites have delicate flavours with intense natural acidity, which combines to produce wines with longevity. The colour in the skins of our reds is developing nicely as the cooler weather helps establish intensity in the colour pigment.”

"Photo of today's pick. Riesling from Lake Moodemere Estates. Yesterday we started ourselves with Palomino at a baume of 9.9. Fruit was is very good condition. Next Pick Muscat for Moscato on Friday"

“Our first pick took place today for Pinot Grigio and Viognier (for our award winning VRM- Viognier Roussanne Marsanne). Cooler years always produce the best wines, and our later start date to this year's vintage is reflective of a cooler season."

"We have got the hand pickers at the ready and we are picking a few tonnes Chardonnay tomorrow for our provincial parcel range as well as our first reds for the year - Pinot noir.  Flavours are looking spot on. So far so good!"

"We kicked off with Chardonnay on the 15th of Feb, almost 3 weeks later than our first pick in 2016. The weather has been fantastic with steady ripening and great flavour development. Our second week of vintage brought in a fresh and floral batch of Muscat for bubbles...

"Valentine's Day harvesting of the Chardonnay by 7th generation Joel Chambers. A beautiful day to start vintage!"

"What an appropriate wine to be making on Valentine's Day! #RoséWine."

"Picked All Saints Chardonnay Tuesday 14th – 7.5 tonne."

"20 tonnes so far of sparkling Chardonnay base wine destined for our footsteps NV Chardonnay Pinot Noir. The flavours are looking good, with a little more acidity than usual so far, which is nice."

"Vintage 2017 kicked off today with an early harvest of Muscat for our Sparkling Lizzie. The grapes have great flavour, and if the rest of vintage 2017 follows suit, it should be an excellent year!"