Two weeks ago I attended a workshop, run by AHA Viticulture, on “Bud Fruitfulness & Bud Dissection” with a view to understanding how having buds dissected at this time of the year can assist with a grower’s decision on pruning method as well as how many buds to leave.

We all know that next seasons yield has pretty much […]

I recently attended a research forum on current viticulture & oenology research - some really interesting work is being done “out there”!
Bushfires can be common in summer and smoke is bad news for grapes and wine.  Work has commenced into looking at how much smoke affects the fruit as well as what is in the […]