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It’s been a while!
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It’s been a while - where shall I start? My last posts were from my trip to Italy. On return there was heaps to do. I will try to bring you all ...

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Posted 6 weeks ago by Margaret River Vine Man
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Vineman in Umbria
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After leaving the more open spaces of Puglia, the mountains of central Italy certainly impose themselves on you as do the winding roads test your nerves. As Umbria is a ...

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Posted 24 weeks ago by Margaret River Vine Man
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Salve Pulgia
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Yes it’s been a while but worth waiting for. Vineman has taken a month off and traveled to the southern region of Puglia in Italy, the heel of the boot. ...

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Posted 25 weeks ago by Margaret River Vine Man
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Vintage 2008 - MERLOT - Bring it on!
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Following the Viognier harvest, everyone braced themselves for a bigger day with the Merlot. Given that we were a few pickers short the previous day, I was right on to stressing ...

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Posted 34 weeks ago by Margaret River Vine Man
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Vintage 2008 -VIOGNIER - Bring it on!
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The bunch sampling carried out on Monday 24th March together with impending weather lurking later in the week, all helped to convince me that harvest was to take place later that week. The aim was ...

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Posted 34 weeks ago by Margaret River Vine Man
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Yes - On the home run!
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The past weeks have seen weather conditions range from a run of extremely hot days and nights, rain and currently mild to warm days with cool nights. Ten days ago ...

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Posted 37 weeks ago by Margaret River Vine Man
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No food for the birds and the bees.
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Well the nets won the race but not after incuring a small amount of colateral damage. Organising a netting contractor proved more difficult than usual. Not because they were all ...

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Posted 41 weeks ago by Margaret River Vine Man
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The race is on - Birds v Nets!
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The fact that it’s Australia Day (26th January) soon is my reminder that veraison is close, vines need to be prepared and bird nets have to be applied. Closer inspection of the ...

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Posted 44 weeks ago by Margaret River Vine Man
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What is a normal season anyway?
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I am sorry it has been a while since I last posted. While the usual excuse could be that things have been rather hectic, I must say that I have ...

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Posted 49 weeks ago by Margaret River Vine Man
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PHYLLOXERA - Its role in the French wine industry.
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When recently I was recommended to read a book on the wine industry scurge Phylloxera (a root eating louse), I was rather scepticle to put it mildly. How interesting a read was ...

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Posted 49 weeks ago by Margaret River Vine Man
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