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Another look at some of the processes that take place during vintage in a winery in Australia.

By Jon F.
During my first nights sleep in the Smithbrook house 4 weeks ago, I was awoken and a little alarmed by a glowing, pulsating red light just outside the bedroom window.  On further investigation, I was relieved to find that it was the hatchery for the 100’s of guniea fowl chicks that roam the vineyard [...]

By Jon F.
One of the most important operations completed during vintage is of course, picking. For hundreds if not thousands of years, grape growers have picked the grapes by hand, carefully selecting the best bunches. 21st Centruy technology has revolutionised this operation with the introduction of mechanical grape harvesters. Over the years they have been [...]