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Vintage Video Diary No.7 - The Grape Press

A look inside one of the most important pieces of equipment during vintage. The Grape Press.

Vintage Video Diary #6 - The Rotary Drum Vacuum Filter

There are many machines and equipment that is used in the winery and most are full of gleaming stainless steel. One of the machines that captures peoples attention (people always stop and stare), is the Rotary Drum Vacuum Filter, or RDV. Please excuse the winemaker enthusiasm, as it seems only we get excited about [...]

Vintage Video Diary #4 - The Harvester

Vintage Video Diary #4 - The Harvester

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 [...]

Monday 3rd March 2008 - Vintage Video Diary #3: Smithbrook Wines

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

The Wine Blokes Launch UK Online Wine Shop

The Wine Blokes are committed to providing quality information and content on the wine industry, and as such, we have worked hard to build a functional, easy to use online wine store, where you can search and buy wine from some of the UK’s finest wine merchants. The great benefit of the The Wine Blokes [...]

The Wine Blokes TV - Episode 2: 2008 Pre-Vintage Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc Walk & Talk

Production Date: 18 January 2008
The Adelaide Hills is renouned for producing some of Australias best Sauvignon Blanc. In this Episode we take a bit of a drive through the Adelaide Hills and have a walk and talk in a small grower vineyard where some of the Wine Blokes are purchasing Sauvignon Blanc fruit to make [...]

The Wine Blokes TV - Episode 1 (Part 2): Maximilians Vineyard Pre Vintage 2008

Production Date: 31st December 2007
In Part 2 we are still in the Maximilians Vineyard in the Adelaide Hills, talking about Maximilians wine and vineyard, and how the 2008 season is shaping up.
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The Wine Blokes TV - Episode 1 (Part 1) - 2008 Vintage Diary & Chat

Production Date: 31 December 2007
This is the very first Episode of TheWineBlokesTV. In this episode, we give a brief introduction, and meet some of the guys who will be part of TheWine Blokes TV. We also talk a bit about the coming vintage in Australia, and the wine industry in general.
Enjoy!
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