Vintage Reports, Years: 2010
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2010 vintage report for Limestone Coast Robe
Growing season and harvest: The weather was reasonable for flowering with not too much wind. The growing season was good with an unusually warm spell in November which accelerated fruit development and brought forward harvest dates by two to three weeks. Frost was not an issue this vintage. Two significant rain events one in […]
2010 vintage report for Alpine Valleys (Victoria)
Supplied by the Alpine Valleys Vignerons Growing season: Vines coped well with early season high temperatures due to high soil moisture profiles following good winter rains. Whites were picked slightly early in late January and early February. February and March rains increased disease pressure but the cooler temperatures and extended ripening season produced lower yielding, […]
2010 vintage report for Limestone Coast Coonawarra
Supplied by the Coonawarra Grapegrowers Association and Coonawarra Vignerons Association Growing season: Winter rainfall in 2009 was above average, giving good soil moisture levels for budburst in early spring. Favourable conditions continued during spring with minimal frost and settled flowering conditions, allowing for excellent vine canopy development and fruitset. During November, much of South Australia […]
2010 vintage report for Wrattonbully (South Australia)
Supplied by the Wrattonbully Wine Industries Association Growing season: The season began with full soil profiles due to above-average rainfall during late winter and early spring. July through to September experienced almost 100mm above the average rainfall for this period (230mm), a situation we have not seen in recent years. Rain fell regularly throughout the […]
2010 vintage report for Limestone Coast Bordertown
Supplied by Jeff Flint, of Wirrega Vineyards Growing season: Good winter rains and a dry October provided a strong start to the season resulting in good vine growth. There were no frost problems but a six-day heatwave in November sped up flowering which went from onset to 80% capfall in six days over all varieties, […]
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