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It’s on again!! The Boree Lane Ramble!! After a very successful inaugural participation last year, we are doing it again. There was great feedback from the participants who cheerfully survived the 2017 Ramble visiting all four vineyards (Stockmans Ridge, ours, Strawhouse Wines and Carillion Wines), so if you are interested […]

Boree Lane Ramble 2018

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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 […]

Boree Lane Wines’ Wonderful Winemakers

 in Wine Varietals  tagged Gourmet Traveller / Madrez Wine Services / Top 50 Young Gun of Wine 2018 / Will Rikard-Bell by (updated 684 days ago)
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

 in Farm Activities  tagged Arneis / Cabernet Franc / Chardonnay / ERO harvester / Ian Pearce / Merlot / Pellenc harvester / Piedmont / Sauvignon Blanc / Shiraz / St. Patrick's Day / Will Rickard-Bell by (updated 802 days ago)
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

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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

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