Farm Activities

Some of the chores we do around the vineyard, like keeping the weeds at bay!

Looking across the golden Autumn leaves of the vineyard to the house and cellar door on the left and Mt Canobolas on the right. — With our vineyard audit in May, the vineyard is now fully certified organic! So, after three years in transition that is a big milestone. However, as there were no family members who would join the business, I felt the time had come for a new owner to take the reins, […]

SALE OF OUR FULLY ORGANIC BOREE LANE VINEYARD

This entry was posted in Farm Activities on 25 July, 2021 by Bob Clark

Thankfully, all the lead up work required for going organic has paid off as evidenced by the thorough audit process and subsequent approval. The certificate confirms the beginning of a three year period to full organic certification. So at this stage we are just crossing all fingers and toes for […]

Going Organic continued

This entry was posted in Farm Activities and tagged Organic certification on 11 March, 2019 by Bob Clark

The flock of 50 odd sheep were happily resting when their day of relocation arrived. They were rounded up by two enthusiastic kelpies and herded out onto Boree Lane. A quick stop to nibble by the Cellar Door entry gate, before they were herded down the Lane to their new […]

Farewell to our four legged lawn mowers

This entry was posted in Farm Activities and tagged four legged lawnmowers on 12 September, 2018 by Bob Clark

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

This entry was posted in Farm Activities and tagged Arneis Cabernet Franc Chardonnay ERO harvester Ian Pearce Merlot Pellenc harvester Piedmont Sauvignon Blanc Shiraz St. Patrick's Day Will Rickard-Bell on 23 April, 2018 by Bob Clark

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

This entry was posted in Farm Activities on 12 February, 2018 by Bob Clark

Shepherds nowhere in sight but a full house under the shade of the tree. Had to stop and photograph this large, intimate huddle. Makes you think that there will need to be more trees with rising temperatures! ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] No room at the Shady Tree Inn was […]

No room at the Shady Tree Inn

This entry was posted in Farm Activities on 21 January, 2018 by Bob Clark

After all the rain, and now warmer weather, everything is growing which means keeping the slashing going and protective sprays for the young vine shoots. The Lamborghini “Sprint” is being kept busy but at a pace far removed from its sporty relatives. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Green and Growing […]

Green and Growing

This entry was posted in Farm Activities and tagged Lamborghini Sprint on 15 November, 2016 by Bob Clark

Waging war on the well- entrenched blackberry bushes commenced last year and has continued this year. The big clumps around the dam are gradually being reduced in size and the smaller ones have been killed off. Some however still show signs of life and new blackberries keep popping up as […]

Blackberries!!!

This entry was posted in Farm Activities and tagged Blackberries on 17 November, 2015 by Bob Clark

With Kalari Vineyard changing hands, the Tractor and Sprayer have journeyed to Orange aboard Troy’s terrific tilt-tray rig (Cowra Tilt Tray Service) – their new home at Boree Lane. What a great piece of machinery is the tilt tray – it makes the job look easy. Troy provided a very […]

A new home for Tractor and Sprayer

This entry was posted in Farm Activities and tagged Cowra Tilt Tray Service Kalari Vineyard Sprayer Tractor on 6 March, 2015 by Bob Clark

Fine wines from the cool climate Orange region