Category: Vintage Reports

2022

Vintage Report 2022 Good winter and early spring rains gave our vines a great start to the growing season. Budburst

2021

Vintage Report 2021 Winter-spring rains meant we started the season with good soil moisture. Once again we escaped the late

2020

Vintage Report 2020 Winter and early spring rainfalls and moderate temperatures meant vines grew evenly though out our vineyards from

Di's dad mowing

2019

Vintage Report 2019 Early spring rainfall and moderate temperatures heralded a good growing season with bigger-than-usual canopies. Cool wet weather

Bengal Jazz owns the tractor

2018

Vintage Report 2018 We went into spring with the soil at field capacity. Mild spring conditions gave us rapid and

Barrel washing at Fancrest Estate

2017

Vintage Report 2017 A dry mild winter meant a continuation of the drought in North Canterbury, alleviated by small, but

Luna our young Huntaway pup with her favourite toy

2016

Vintage Report 2016 Grown under a certifi ed organic programme (BioGro #5124) on our Estate. This was the seventh vintage

2015

Vintage Report 2015 Grown under a certified organic programme (BioGro #5124) on our Estate. This was the fifth vintage made

Tricolour Border Collie Diva joins the crew

2014

Vintage Report 2014 Grown under a certified organic programme (BioGro #5124) on our Estate. This was the fourth vintage made

Limestone soil

2013

Vintage Report 2013 2013 began with the coldest spring in a decade but by late spring, the best summer in