Vintage Reports, Years: 1999
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1999 vintage report for Swan Valley (Western Australia)
David Atkinson, president of the Swan Valley & Regional Winemakers’ Association, said it was a cool vintage and grapes took longer to ripen. Vintage took place at a nice easy pace. Crop levels of whites (Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Verdelho) was up about 10%. Reds (Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon) yielded about the same as last year. […]
1999 vintage report for Gippsland (Victoria)
Average yield across the Gippsland region was down by 30-40%. There were several reasons for the drop in yield, including powdery mildew, botrytis and frost. ‘The region is huge in area and consequently conditions vary across the region,’ said Val Friend, a member of the Gippsland Grapegrowers and Winemakers Association. ‘Each grower is relatively small […]
1999 vintage report for Geographe (Western Australia)
Mild conditions at flowering, a good fruitset followed by a long spring and mild summer led to an increase in yield in the Geographe region. David Rourke, president of the vignerons’ association, said weather during vintage was mild and cool and there had been no problems with diseases or mildew. There were higher than normal […]
1999 vintage report for Geelong (Victoria)
1999 will be recorded as a vintage for very long-lived whites and reds, said Paul Chambers, president of the Geelong Winegrowers Association. He said excellent warm summer weather produced good colour and sugar levels. There was virtually no rain between February and May. Poor fruitset in Merlot and Chardonnay reduced yields, but other varieties showed […]
1999 vintage report for Far South Western Victoria
Peter Dixon, secretary of Far South West Victoria’s Viticultural Association, said it had been a relatively dry season with a low incidence of disease. Yield decreased by about 20% on last year, due to the low rainfall and a late frost in October which affected some vineyards to varying degrees. ‘Overall a very good vintage,’ […]
1999 vintage report for Eden Valley (South Australia)
Spokesman for the Eden Valley, Brian Walsh, said wines from the region had come through unfavourable weather conditions remarkably well. Overall yields were down, ranging from 5 to 40% in different parts of the region. ‘Following the higher than average 1998 vintage, many vines set lower crops for 1999,’ Brian said. ‘Higher than average temperatures […]
1999 vintage report for Tasmania
The Tasmanian report was prepared by Duncan Farquhar, horticulturist at the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania. Duncan wishes to thank the vignerons around the state who contributed to this report and also Peter O’Sullivan of the office of the Tasmanian Commissioner of Licensing for his early yield predictions. Vintage 1999 in Tasmania […]
1999 vintage report for Hastings River (New South Wales)
James Mobbs, spokesman for Hastings River Vignerons, said good growing conditions throughout the season had led to a small increase in yields. Poor weather during vintage, with prolonged wet conditions, meant that many growers reported increased rots in fruit and reduced sugar content, especially mid-season. ‘Those reds picked either early or late in the season […]
1999 vintage report for Blackwood Valley (Western Australia)
Storage and processing capacity was stretched to the limit with a 40% increase in yield this year. Brian Walker, president of the Blackwood Valley Wine Industry Association, said the increased yield was due to very uniform and moderate weather conditions, no bird damage and a good balance between nutrients and water. The weather during vintage […]
1999 vintage report for Bendigo (Victoria)
Lindsay Ross of the Bendigo & District Wine Growers’ Association said the 1999 vintage had many difficulties, including severe frost in late October, heat waves in February and a drought. The season was late in ripening and consequently there was a lot of bird damage and late season bee activity. Despite these problems, fruit was […]
1999 vintage report for Barossa Valley (South Australia)
Barossa Valley yields were down by an estimated 5-15% this year, according to Brian Walsh, chairman of the Barossa Winemakers’ Committee. Following a higher than average 1998 harvest, vines set slightly lower crops. The hot dry weather also contributed to lower yields. The weather during vintage featured below average rainfall and above average temperatures from […]
1999 vintage report for Adelaide Plains (South Australia)
Vintage in the Adelaide Plains region began on 20 February and showed a small (5%) decrease in yields. Joe Grilli, president of the Adelaide Plains Winemakers’ Association, said it was a fairly standard vintage, although hectic for new staff. A very dry growing season was followed by ‘freak’ late March rains generated by a cyclone […]
1999 vintage report for Adelaide Hills (South Australia)
Although far from the ‘vintage from hell’ the 1999 vintage in the Adelaide Hills Wine Region was certainly difficult and not helped by disease and bird pressures, said the region’s president, Chris Laurie. The vintage was always destined to be below average tonnages, due to poor set following flowering. This was exacerbated by an extremely […]
1999 vintage report for Cowra (New South Wales)
In Cowra, new plantings came on line this year and yield for the area nearly doubled from last year, to 12,500 tonnes. Mark Sims, president of the Cowra Region Vineyard Association, said it was a normal to slightly later vintage, with red and white varieties ripening together. ‘A wet patch at the end of February […]
1999 vintage report for Coonawarra (South Australia)
‘This will be an outstanding Coonawarra vintage,’ says a report prepared by Wendy Hollick, president of the Coonawarra Vignerons’ Association; Brendan Provis, president of the Coonawarra Grapegrowers’ Association; and Terry Inglis, Coonawarra Wine Industry Officer. Vintage started early for Coonawarra with sparkling bases being picked from 2 March. Yields were down 20% from 1998 and […]
1999 vintage report for Clare Valley (South Australia)
‘Despite the 1999 vintage being more difficult than usual there is plenty of excitement among Clare Valley winemakers about the quality of wines and juices in tank,’ said Stephanie Toole, chairman of the Clare Valley Winemakers Association. ‘They are extremely positive about the red wines with most winemakers suggesting that they are at least on […]
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