The Ford 1220 has proven itself to be very reliable tractor. the only significant problem over several years of use has been end float in the steering axle. Murley Ford (Located in Warwick) were able to supply all the parts and repairs were easily done.
It’s an exciting time of year, much work has been going on in the vineyard, during the last three months a lot of last years growth as been pruned in readiness for the new growth of 2014. Some vines still need pruning but that’s happening over the next few days. Pruning is a tough task, […]
With many lessons learnt and the vineyard having grown to its current size of 1700 vines it was hoped that 2013 would be a great year, with the vineyard producing not only its Siegerrebe variety, but also the start of its first bottles of a sparkling wine. Due to international law it can not be […]
After the devastation caused by the very late frost to the early growth in 2011 Steve looked at various ways of preventing future frost damage. With a small vineyard, that is relatively close to other people, he had to have a solution that was environmentally friendly, cost effective, practical and quiet. The common methods used […]
The first harvest in 2009 produced a nice crop. It yielded about 400 kg of grapes, which were not blighted by either mildew or botrytis. Steve and Maria were lucky (perhaps beginners luck!!) 2010 produced a much better yield (about a tonne from 400 still very immature vines), but the sugar content at harvest was […]
