Vintage is progressing well at All Saints and St Leonards’ , as of today we are 80% complete. With only Durif, Cabernet Sauvignon, Muscat and Muscadelle still to go. I would expect by the 31st of March we will only have Muscadelle remaining to be harvested.

Yields have...

Amazing colours of the various wines that are in the process of being made and checked on the lab bench at Pfeiffer Wines. Also, check out the beautiful colours of Shiraz through the "pfavourite" wine press at Pfeiffer Wines. The colours of vintage never cease to amaze...

There’s not a lot to report from this week. The rain has put a halt on picking as we wait for the vines to dry out. Dan and the vineyard team are on top of their sprays, so for now, we just wait calmly.

Despite appearances, we’ve still been busy. On Monday we harvested...

We've been very busy out in the vineyard and in the winery, too. Here's what's been happening:

Saturday – Andrew rounded up a crew for Sunday 5.00am start to pick the balance of Shiraz at Parola’s vineyard.  43 tons of Shiraz at 15.8 baume and the fruit is sensational....

"This week we clocked over 200T with Shiraz, Viognier, Merlot (Amelie) and Tempranillo. This time last year we had processed 550T and the vintage fruit intakes were more or less over.

The first of our shiraz was pressed off skins this week and will now complete primary...

"Getting ready to crush the Quartz Vein Shiraz on Monday.  After a busy weekend of sales, it is good to get back into the throes of #v17 with 8 tonnes of Shiraz."

"We handpicked our Shiraz and half of our Saperavi this week.

Saperavi is a new variety we have in our vineyard and it is an ancient Georgian red grape. It is fermenting right now and smells awesome – like exotic spices and dark forest fruits and black cherries.

The Shir...

"Shiraz off the Valhalla home block today. Small berries, low yields & intense flavours. Lovely to see some Rutherglen Shiraz, second pick of the season. This pick has lovely aromatics and keeps its natural acidity. We will pick again as the sugars rise, the flavours w...

"Big day today!
This is winemaker Brendan testing the sugar on our Netherby Shiraz.
14.3 beaume and we are hoping for 40 tonnes when we finish picking it tomorrow morning. Busy times, but things are progressing well."

“It’s plunging time, this has to be done at least four times a day and sometimes at night!  Our little winery is bursting at the seams with the fabulous fruit of this year’s harvest. We have picked our fabulous 40 year old block of Shiraz and the Durif has been in for...