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2012 vintage report for Tasmania

Tasmania
Growers in Tasmania are reporting good flavours and lower than average yields for the 2012 vintage, with prices about the same as last year.
The Tasmanian winegrape vintage kicked off in late February and was still under way in early April.
Frogmore Creek senior winemaker Alain Rousseau estimated yields were down 30% on last year due to the cold easterly weather around flowering, but said the quality was definitely there.
“The Riesling has produced good flavours with a low Baumé of about 11.5-12,” Rousseau said.
Most growers had picked the fruit for sparkling wines in mid-March, and were starting to pick Pinot Noir grapes by the start of April.
Prices for Pinot were expected to be about $2600-3000 a tonne, while prices for Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc were expected to be about $2000-2200 a tonne.
With the exception of record rainfall in November for northern areas, Tasmanian weather leading up to flowering was characterised by warm days, mostly cool nights and average rainfall.

Source: Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker May 2012