Vintage Reports, Years: 2009
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2009 vintage report for Barossa Valley (South Australia)
Contributed by Elise Heyes, viticultural development officer, Barossa Grape & Wine Association, and Juliet Henderson, Barossa Viticulture Technical Group Growing season: Budburst in the Barossa was approximately two weeks later than the previous two seasons, indicating that phenology was on par with the timing of a normal season. The budburst was uneven for many varieties […]
2009 vintage report for Adelaide Hills (South Australia)
Contributed by Denise Manson executive officer, Adelaide Hills Wine Region. Growing season: The 2008-09 season started with budburst 10-14 days later than 2007-08. Soil moisture levels were good with better winter rains than the previous two years. Warm, dry conditions in September and October with adequate soil water levels resulted in strong spring growth. This […]
2009 vintage report for Padthaway (South Australia)
Contributed by David Edwards, acting president, Padthaway Grape Growers Association Growing season: The 2008-09 growing season had 25% less rainfall than the long-term average (LTA), with the majority of rain falling in December. Prior to the December rains the actual rainfall was 70% below LTA. Average minimum and maximum temperatures were very close to LTA […]
2009 vintage report for Langhorne Creek (South Australia)
Contributed by Lian Jaensch, executive officer, Langhorne Creek Wine Industry Council Growing season: The heat in late January/early February caused a brief scare with shades of the 2008 heatwave with some fruit damage and crop loss, however, being earlier in the season was in many ways a blessing compared with the onslaught the previous year. […]
2009 vintage report for Currency Creek (South Australia)
Contributed by Nathan Shaw and David Watkins Growing season: The 2009 growing season commenced with cool spring weather and, surprisingly, after average winter rainfall, very dry deeper soil profiles. While early spring growth was somewhat inhibited by cooler conditions, a warmer start to summer soon produced well-balanced canopies. Red varieties showed excellent fruitset and bunch […]
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