Vintage Reports, Years: 2001
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2001 vintage report for Southern Highlands (New South Wales)
Andrew Stewart from the Southern Highlands Vignerons Association said a long vintage in the region ensured good quality cool climate fruit across the board for reds, with very little disease. Early rain meant that some whites were taken off early, but the majority was disease free and showed good levels. Good spray timing and techniques […]
2001 vintage report for South Burnett (Queensland)
Some vineyards in the South Burnett region had considerable decreases in yield due to heavy rain during vintage, with losses of up to 75% of Chardonnay and 50% of Shiraz. Resulting botrytis, powdery and downy mildew were generally controlled by spray regimes. Paula Greenwood, secretary of the region’s wine industry association, said there was delayed […]
2001 vintage report for Shoalhaven (New South Wales)
Very heavy rain and hot and humid conditions during the harvest period in the Shoalhaven region caused rot, mildew and splitting in fruit and led to a decrease in yield by 30% over last year. Gaynor Sims said the rain was the major factor, with picking having to occur earlier, but quality was extremely good. […]
2001 vintage report for Rutherglen (Victoria)
‘Pleasing results, much improved on the past two years,’ reported Chris Pfeiffer, chairman of the Winemakers of Rutherglen. Vintage started in mid February with three inches (75 mm) of rain and warm, humid conditions, which resulted in pockets of powdery mildew, mainly in Chardonnay, across the district. ‘Thankfully these conditions dissipated to our normal warm […]
2001 vintage report for Lachlan Valley (New South Wales)
Vintage started on 21 February, late by 2-3 weeks for whites, early by 1-2 weeks for Cabernet Sauvignon. John Saleh of the Lachlan Valley Grapegrowers said it was generally a better season, with no frost damage in Chardonnay and little disease pressure, particularly in the reds compared with last year, and yield increased by 25%. […]
2001 vintage report for Kyneton-Metcalfe (Victoria)
Kyneton Vignerons Association vice president Alan Stevens said the region’s winemakers were looking forward to an exceptional vintage of reds because of the favourable weather pattern over summer and autumn. Yields increased by 10% over the previous year due to warm dry weather with little wind in the December fruitset period. Some rain in early […]
2001 vintage report for King Valley (Victoria)
Vintage started on 18 February with sparkling wine varieties, followed by white varieties in early March and reds through to early Mayùthe normal timing for the region. Yields were generally average for most varieties this season, said Richard Carson, president of the King Valley Grapegrowers Association. Some rain during February caused some problems in the […]
2001 vintage report for Kangaroo Island (South Australia)
Vintage in this very new region began in late February and was up by 30% on last year, due to an excellent berry set, heavy spring rains and the result of a further year of growth on young vines. The total tonnage this vintage was approximately 200 tonnes. Warm sunny days with no rain during […]
2001 vintage report for Hunter Valley (New South Wales)
Vintage in the Hunter Valley started on 15 January, one week earlier than normal. Bruce Tyrrell, president of the Hunter Valley Vineyard Association, said yields were approximately the same as the 2000 vintage. The figure would have been 15% higher than this but for the extreme heat in mid to late January. There was rain […]
2001 vintage report for Hilltops (New South Wales)
Lou Timson, secretary of the Hilltops Vineyards Association reports that some growers in the region are noting the best quality red fruit for many years, with ‘fantastic’ colour and flavour. ‘Whites also showed excellent quality, producing superior flavour components and acid,’ she said. ‘Wines already produced show complex characters.’ Vintage in the region began on […]
2001 vintage report for Hastings River (New South Wales)
The Hastings River region had a difficult harvest, due to weather. A dry spring and early summer resulted in small berries, and excess rain caused some losses to mildew in late varieties. John Cassegrain of the Hastings River Vignerons (now North Coast Wine Growers Association) said the early harvest period was good and there was […]
2001 vintage report for Granite Belt (Queensland)
Tony Comino, president of the Granite Belt Wine Industry Association, said the season had distinguished itself by being particularly dry from budburst until the end of January, which favoured flavour development in all varieties. From the beginning of February there was widespread rain over a period of 2-3 weeks, with falls ranging from 7 to […]
2001 vintage report for Grampians (Victoria)
Peter Leeke, chairman of Grampians Winemakers, reports good fruit quality throughout the Grampians region. Volume was down about 10%, due to frost in October and dry conditions in December and January, but quality was up. Peter said Shiraz ripened early, and Cabernet Sauvignon was one of the last to ripen. Both varieties exhibited good pH, […]
2001 vintage report for Goulburn Valley (Victoria)
The 2001 Goulburn Valley vintage was generally regarded as being successful in spite of summer heat extremes, with reports of average to exceptional quality fruit being received at all wineries, according to John Beresford, secretary of the Goulburn Valley Wine Association. The season commenced with abundant opening spring rains coinciding with budburst, followed by a […]
2001 vintage report for Maryborough (Victoria)
Margaret Flowers of the Maryborough Regional Winegrowers Association said generally everyone was pleased that the harvest turned out as well as it did after the frosting in October/November and the bird damage. Crop levels were down and this seemed to be typical of the region. ‘A little botrytis got into the grapesùnaturally not appreciated for […]
2001 vintage report for Margaret River (Western Australia)
Weather conditions for the 2001 vintage featured the driest growing season on record; this however, led to good, even budburst and flowering and vintage commenced about a week earlier than normal. Sue Jackman, chief executive officer of the Margaret River Wine Industry Association, reports that the region had a near perfect ripening season with generally […]
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