Fine wines from the cool climate Orange region

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Blackberries!!!

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