Well how about this for well earned recognition?! In April, Winemaker Will, aka William Rikard-Bell of Rickard Wines and Chill Wine Company, is chosen as a finalist in the Top 50 Young Gun of Wine 2018 award. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] And in August Lucy and Chris, aka Madrez […]
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A small flock of Black-faced sheep are now munching their way around the vineyard. They managed to find a momentary bit of sunshine to enjoy amidst the cold overcast conditions and to use the dripper line for a good old neck rub. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Otherwise the weather […]
Winter Weather and sheep in the Vineyard
Amidst the numerous magpies flying around the vineyard, suddenly a brawl erupted between these two. It looked really ferocious but both battlers flew away intact and there were no feathers floating around. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Magpie Brawl at the Vineyard was last modified: July 28th, 2018 by Bob […]
Magpie Brawl at the Vineyard
Cold and wintery at Boree Lane vineyard, but a burning off of a sizable pile of cut vines on a still sunny morning certainly provided plenty of warmth! ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Last leaves clung to some Cabernet Sauvignon vines but the next day’s (Sunday 17th June) biting south […]
Winter at Boree Lane Vineyard
It was a beautiful, sunny Autumn day, just perfect for the Hunters Hill Food & Wine Festival. The setting was delightful with the two concentric circles of pyramid roofed stalls set out on Boronia Park Oval. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The Boree Lane Wines technical powerhouse, Dave, joined us […]
Hunters Hill Food & Wine Festival 2018 – Recap
The Hunters Hill Food & Wine Festival is on again this Sunday, 6 May, at Boronia Park Oval, Hunters Hill, from 11am – 5pm. It is a lovely setting on the oval and has a good feel with plenty of room to wander around and take in all the stalls. […]
Hunters Hill Food & Wine Festival 2018
March was a busy time in the vineyard with machine harvesters and hand pickers at work. Despite the dry spell, the grapes had hung on with the help of a bit of intermittent rain and the flavours are exciting. Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc grapes On Saturday, 3 March, Ian Pearce’s […]
March Harvest at the Vineyard
The pastures and definitely dry as the pictures show and this dry spell has seen our dam reduced to a very low level. A thirsty fox is eyeing off the ducks who are keeping a safe distance. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Yes it is dry out West was last […]
Yes it is dry out West
Coinciding with the very warm weather, our building team, Ian and Richard, turned up on Friday morning (19th January) to fix the shadecloth across the roof of the terrace extension. It certainly has made a difference as the terrace faces west and receives the full force of the afternoon sun. […]
Shadecloth to the rescue
A well attended event over the course of two days with our stall set up in the splendour of the Dining Room with its columns and decorative ceiling. It was lovely to catch up with people from other vineyards and wineries from across the Central West and a get together […]
Another enjoyable Wines of the West
Warm to very warm weather in the vineyard is starting veraison in the grape bunches with the Chardonnay beginning to take on a yellow colour and the reds beginning to change from green to purple. The canes are also changing colour to yellow. So what is veraison, one may ask? […]
Veraison in the vineyard
The joys of Spring at the vineyard brought the nagging of juvenile magpies (or are they Currawongs) while Mum looks for food. It was a pre-Christmas feature while bees enjoyed the pear tree blossoms and a very orange rose unfurled in the garden. Very appropriate for Orange! ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” […]