Entered 22 of my alternative variety trial wines into the @GeographeWine Show. The wines were judged in the commercial classes and totally blind. Results - 9 bronze, 4 silver and 4 gold medal scores! Considering only 20 golds in the whole show I’m very pleased with the results.
@DPIRDWA A replicated trial block of 14 clones of Cabernet Sauvignon derived from France, California, south Australia and Western Australia planted at @HowardParkWines Leston vineyard in Margaret River. A great long term asset to contribute to the continual improvement of WA’s Cabernet
The last Wine Industry Newsletter edition for 2022 is out, covering a new publication that describes WA's wine regions, Margaret River Cab clone trial, accessing new weather stations and more... https://t.co/p87jHHepGB
@DPIRDWA Angela Stuart-Street with AHA Viticultures Jim Campbell-Clause highlight the story of soil, age of the landscape and basis for the success of our wine regions - featuring gravel soils no less…: @SoilScienceAust
A great week traveling across the Swan Valley, Great Southern and Margaret River with Mia Fischer of SIMONIT&SIRCH delivering pruning workshops. Supported by @wine_australia@enjoyWAwine @DPIRDWA
WA wine producers can now access the June edition of the Wine Industry Newsletter, articles covering snails, winemaking trials and vintage weather summaries + https://t.co/As3IPmG27v
Presenting our 2021 trial wines to Great Southern producers. Exploring Chardonnay winemaking techniques, Cabernet clones, Merlot clones and impact of fruit zone shading.