A good year?

I have had a lot of people asking me recently if this year is going to be a good one for grapes.  The general consensus from people asking the question is that summer has been terrible, and therefore, so will be the wine.  As a winemaker I have never experienced...

Wine for earthlings

What comes first – the winery or the wine? It is going to be a close call I’d say, as in a little over a week, the 2008 Good Earth Chardonnay will be flowing into bottles.  Nicolette has spoken very highly of her builder, but even he may struggle to beat...

A Kiwi in our midst

I sat at the winery construction site for a few hours this morning pondering the lack of animal life in this neck of the woods. What was once fertile hunting ground in now just some sterile concrete blocks. Oh well, doesn’t matter to me, I’m the lover not...