It's been a beautiful couple of days to begin our Autumn cultivation with the winch. This is our 'Echelas' or staked, bush vine block, co-planted with a range of Pinot Noir clones plus a little Gamay. We superfically cultivate to manage competition b
Our last 2023 red to be pressed was also our smallest. Last but not least, smallest but not without significance; this was in fact the wine that we made from our closest planted, 33,000 vines/ha Pinot plot. Picked separately and hand destemmed (see r
During harvest we also managed to kick off a native revegetation program that we’ve been planning for some time. In the last few weeks some 20,000 trees, shrubs and native grasses have gone in the ground. These plants follow a natural waterway
Our last pick was, as always, from our highest density Pinot vines (at 33,000 vines/ha). This small block is known internally as the “super high density”. Not very original I know. We should have really named this block “Crazy&rdquo
A nice morning for sorting! Immaculate fruit coming off the Between Two Mountains block. Big, big flavours but incredibly low potential alcohol (low 11's). It's like travelling back in time to a vintage in the '80s (or earlier). Partial destemming fo
To crush or not to crush, that is the question. And also to rebeche (break the cake) or not, that’s another one. So this year we’re running a trial with both Chardonnay and Marsanne, prompted by @wgfkelley and inspired by the great @j.m.g
This is some Pinot, clone 667, harvested today. Such beautiful fruit but the morphology is so different from our other Pinot Noir (which tends to look like little hand grenades). Here the bunches are longer, with more space between the berries, and
A frosty morning for our second day of picking. #autumnharvest #0.5C #V2023 #placeofchangingwinds
Day one of harvest in our estate wines. For the third year in a row it has been a long, slow and very late season. The fruit is in wonderful condition: full of flavour and colour yet low in potential alcohol. As always, we will pick block by block, w
Yesterday we had Marco Simonit, the world's leading pruning consultant, and his team, visit us under a beautiful Autumn sky. Several walks under the nets, deep conversations on pruning, yield per vine, and vine health in general, a tasting of our ne
I’d be lying if I said we didn’t appreciate getting high praise from the likes of James Halliday and @mikebennie101. It does make a difference for a young producer like us. We'll be releasing the Estate wines in the next couple of weeks (
Some nice reviews for our Grower Series wines from both Mike Bennie @winefront.com.au and Huon Hooke including a 96/100 (#1 Victorian Shiraz) from Huon. These three wines out next week to trade and mailing list. #placeofchangingwinds #growerseries #v
Heathcote harvest, day two. Processing the second pick. Blending last year's Syrah to free up casks for the new wine. Eating together. Tasting thought provoking wines. #allinallagoodday #placeofchangingwinds #heathcotesyrah #vintage2023
Some happy faces on this first day of our Heathcote harvest. And why not? We're ready! Our Estate vines at Place of Changing Winds are still likely six weeks away from being picked, maybe more, but the vineyard is all netted and the cellar prepared,
Finally, finally, finally, after all kinds of problems getting the dry goods organised, we have all of our 2021 wines in bottle and box, both Estate and Grower Wines. Feels so good! This is a picture of our first Harcourt Syrah, by the way. It comes
Enjambeur/over the row tractor + bird netting machine. A world first? Either way, it's a hell of a lot more efficient than doing it by hand! #worldfirst #guinnesbookofrecords #nettingglory #placeofsavingcrops #placeofchangingwinds
Finally starting to see some veraison. Most of the vineyard still green. Going to be our third April vintage in a row, and almost certainly late April. #placeoflateharvests #placeofchangingwinds
NOW SOLD OUT...🙌 We still have some picking crates for sale… send @remijacquemain a DM if interested! If you're searching for quality, these are the very best you can get, and miles better than nally bins (no crushed fruit, great airflow t