Vintage Reports, Years: 1999
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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 Great Western (Victoria)
Nick Bulleid’s vintage report for Southcorp Wines notes that winter was very dry, provoking an early budburst. Frost on 25 September caused minor damage, but only to young vines at ground level. The severe frost on 27 October caused more damage. Spring was generally cool, but brought useful rain, so there was more water available […]
1999 vintage report for Great Southern (Western Australia)
Vintage was generally 1-2 weeks later than usual in the Great Southern region and proved a hard vintage in some parts. However, Angelo Diletti, president of Great Southern Wine Producers’ Association, said the results seem better than might have been anticipated in March. On the whole yields were about average, although they varied across the […]
1999 vintage report for Granite Belt (Queensland)
Good late winter and spring rainfall which allowed vines to establish well, and a generally dry harvest, led to a 50% increase in yield over the 1998 figures, said Peter Watters, president of the Granite Belt Wine Industry Association. The rainfall during vintage fell mostly between whites and reds, with some minor losses of whites […]
1999 vintage report for Goulburn Valley (Victoria)
Yields in the Goulburn Valley increased by about 5% due to young vines coming into production. Weather was hot at the beginning, followed by a warm autumn. A brief period of heavy rain and humidity in late March promoted some botrytis in Riesling, but other varieties were not affected. Paul van der Lee, secretary of […]
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 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 […]
1999 vintage report for Canberra (NSW/ACT)
Frost in late October 1998 curtailed what looked to be a good season and caused a decrease in yield — up to 70% in some vineyards, said David Madew, president of the Canberra District Vignerons Association. Another aspect of the weather which caused problems was rain at the wrong time, which increased disease pressure, particularly […]
1999 vintage report for Swan Hill (Victoria)
Colin Free, president of the Mid Murray Wine Grape Growers Association said favourable conditions for bud fertility and the maturing of young vineyards had brought about a 10% increase in yield for the Swan Hill region. Rain during vintage caused splitting on some early varieties and also was conducive to powdery mildew. Excessive heat also […]
1999 vintage report for Burnett Valley (Queensland)
A severe hailstorm in the northern part of the region around Bjelke-Petersen dam caused up to 80% crop loss in that area. Merv O’Reilly, president of the Burnett Valley Winegrowers Association said that hail of that severity had not been seen for at least 50 years. As a result of the hail and stormy conditions […]
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 […]
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