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A brief introduction to the Smithbrook winery processing facility, looking at the setup and some of the equipment and infrastructure.

I’ve finally been able to upload a video to the site even though it took over 2 hours. Here is the first Episode of the video Diary which I hope will be a regular one over the next 5 weeks.
Enjoy!

Jon F.
At the The Wine Blokes we’ve embraced the concept of Fair Trade. To be honest, prior to investigating a little further, we had limited knowledge of the scope and consequence of the fair trade movement. Sure, we’ve all drunk fair trade coffee, and even consumed fair trade chocolate.  But we have to admit, we […]

Jon F.
I’ve heard and read a bit about fairtrade coffee, and actually drunk quite a bit, but never have I drunk fair trade wine.  The concept is the same, disadvantaged producers in the developing world are guaranteed stable prices and a better, fairer deal.
To be certified Fairtrade, traders have to pay a sustainable price, be […]

By Jon F.
Vintage is well underway now and it looks as though things will get even busier if the warm weather keeps coming and grapes get ripe all at once.
On a technical note, I intended to post a video diary along side my normal posts, however the poor internet technology here means I can’t upload […]