Orange has been experiencing some unsettled weather and thunderstorms this Autumn. The weather conditions over the last few days of early March have provided great cloud formations and rumbling storms. Rain squalls spotted on the horizon begs the question, “Will it make it to the vineyard?” Alas, the dark clouds […]
Seasonal Effects
The sun is starting to penetrate the morning fog, unlike previous days of fog and rain and wind, and turns into a lovely sunny day. Morning Fog at the Vineyard was last modified: October 4th, 2016 by Bob Clark
Morning Fog at the Vineyard
Thought this was a nice example of Spring at work with this avenue of trees as you approach Orange on the Cargo Road. Spring bursting out in Orange was last modified: October 4th, 2016 by Bob Clark
Spring bursting out in Orange
The sap is rising and the buds are bursting for some varieties. Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Merlot are shown here. The grass is also growing but the ground is too soft with all the rain that has fallen for a tractor and slasher to venture onto the vinerows. Fortunately, the […]
Spring in the Vineyard
As one would expect the wattles are in bloom and looking gorgeous. However they took a buffeting on Friday 2nd and Saturday morning with the incredibly strong wind howling from the south west as can be seen in the second photo. Wattles and wild weather was last modified: September 11th, […]
Wattles and wild weather
Occasionally there is a particularly spectacular or interesting sunset adorning the western sky. Here are some examples and a picture of some end of vine row red grapes set against the sunset – purple on orange. Vineyard Sunsets was last modified: August 4th, 2016 by Bob Clark
Vineyard Sunsets
The extensive June – July wet weather event drenching the Central Tablelands has certainly now filled the dams to overflowing. What a contrast to our dam in early June! “It never rains but it pours” is true in this case as it has slowed progress on our Cellar Door. The […]
Wet Weather Central Tablelands
Now that cooler nights have arrived, the autumn colours have emerged in the trees and are producing the effects that Orange is renowned for. The poplars at the entry into Orange from Sydney are stunningly golden and the views looking back towards Coronation Drive from Cargo Road and along Cargo […]
The Colour City is living up to its name
January turned out to be a variable weather month with some regular storm events passing through Orange. This produced some dramatic skies, some heavy rain at times and some strong winds. All good conditions for botrytis in the white varieties, but fortunately some drying spray and sunny weather have come […]
Stormy weather in January
It is a relief to see at last the run off from the rains starting to fill the dam and set up a good reservoir for irrigation in the coming vintage. The Dam was last modified: April 5th, 2016 by Bob Clark