Vintage Reports, Years: 2011
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2011 vintage report for Scenic Rim (Queensland)
Supplied by John Mullins Growing season: Frequent and excessive rain, in particular during December and January, resulted in significant disease pressure in many vineyards in the region. Some monthly falls were up to three times the mean. Many crops were lost in December and January, predominantly to downy mildew due to an inability to get […]
2011 vintage report for Granite Belt (Queensland)
Supplied by Jim Barnes, Granite Belt Wine & Tourism Inc. Growing season: The growing season in the Granite Belt was characterised by persistent rainfall, lower-than-normal temperatures, some difficulty with flowering/fruitset in some white varieties, a high incidence of powdery and downy mildew in some vineyards and an inability to access vineyards to apply sprays at […]
2011 vintage report for Riverina (New South Wales)
Supplied by Kristy Bartrop, industry development officer, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board Growing season: Riverina grapegrowers experienced an abundance of rainfall and moderate temperatures in the 2011 season. The wet weather and high humidity was experienced over the entire region from October to February, bringing risks of downy mildew, powdery mildew, lightbrown apple moth and […]
2011 vintage report for Pericoota (New South Wales)
Supplied by Michael Gray, president, Pericoota Wine Region Growing season: The 2010-11 growing season was challenging. High summer rainfall meant growers were faced with very high disease pressure for downy mildew and, later in the season, botrytis. Mild temperatures meant ripening was slow, which in many cases saw an excellent expression of varietal flavours as […]
2011 vintage report for McLaren Vale (South Australia)
Supplied by Jodie Pain, viticulture coordinator, McLaren Vale Grape Wine & Tourism Association Growing season: A wet and cool season resulted in disease pressures impacting to different degrees across the region. Management of powdery mildew was critical, and there was some early powdery mildew pressure on blocks that did not have the required frequency of […]
2011 vintage report for Langhorne Creek (South Australia)
Supplied by Lian Jaensch, executive officer, Langhorne Creek Grape and Wine Inc. Growing season: The 2011 vintage – a roller coaster of highs and lows – will be remembered as one of the most climatically challenging ever experienced in Langhorne Creek. The welcome highs for the season emerged from the above average rainfall in winter […]
2011 vintage report for Clare Valley (South Australia)
Supplied by Annies Lane Growing season: A very cool spring and early summer caused a slight delay in budbreak and early season growth; vines didnt really take off until late December and into January when temperatures finally reached average to above average. The cool and wet weather, especially in December, made conditions conducive to powery […]
2011 vintage report for Barossa Valley (South Australia)
Supplied by Elise Heyes, viticultural development officer, Barossa Grape & Wine Association Inc. Growing season: The cooler-than-average temperatures during September and October delayed the onset of budburst until late October for most parts of the Barossa Valley, and some two weeks later in Eden Valley. Moist soil profiles from spring rainfall encouraged early healthy shoot […]
2011 vintage report for Adelaide Hills (South Australia)
Supplied by Adrian Loschiavo, Richard Hamilton and Simon Berry, Adelaide Hills Wine Region Growing season: The 2010-11 growing season created difficult conditions for disease management with rainfall well above average, resulting in record levels of growing-season rainfall not seen for several decades. This was combined with mild day-time temperatures, warmer nights, high humidity and many […]
2011 vintage report for Goulburn Valley (Victoria)
Supplied by John Beresford, president, Goulburn Valley Wine Association Growing season: As with many regions across south-east Australia, the Goulburn Valley experienced one of the wettest growing seasons in recent memory. This, combined with periods of high relative humidity, allowed for vigorous growth facilitating the onset of mildew diseases at either end of the season. […]
2011 vintage report for Geelong (Victoria)
Supplied by Geelong Winegrowers Association Growing season: Like the majority of Victorian winegrowing regions, Geelong faced numerous challenges in the lead up to the 2011 vintage, the result of a comparatively wild and wet season with bouts of humidity dispersed throughout. Yields and quality: Climate influences saw both a late harvest and natural attrition in […]
2011 vintage report for Bathurst (Victoria)
Supplied by Tony Hatch, president, Bathurst Regional Vignerons Association Growing season: While most vineyards escaped the spring frosts at budburst in an outstanding start to the season, the welcome early rains eventually became excessive, and well above average. Temperatures, on the other hand, were below average for the most part. Together with windy conditions, spray […]
2011 vintage report for Alpine Valleys (Victoria)
Supplied by Alpine Valleys Vignerons, Growing season: Initial optimism with the early September flooding rains soon turned to dismay with continued rain events and cooler temperatures throughout the growing season. Many growers in the region applied a record number of sprays with diligent growers rewarded for their tenacity and meticulous attention to detail, although with […]
2011 vintage report for Southern Flinders (South Australia)
Supplied by Margaret Blesing, Southern Flinders Winegrape Industry Council Growing season: The growing season was shorter than in previous years. A cooler-than-average summer resulted in slower ripening. Rain mid-March, just prior to harvest, led to humid conditions causing powdery and downy mildew and botrytis, mainly in Shiraz. Rainfall was well above average for the hills […]
2011 vintage report for Mount Gambier (South Australia)
Supplied by Terry Strickland, president, Mount Gambier Regional Winegrowers Association Growing season: The Mount Gambier wine region experienced what the most optimistic vigneron described as interesting and challenging. A great start to the season with excellent winter rainfall and budburst soon deteriorated with a significant frost event on 25 October which caused heavy damage to […]
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