Finally, some action…

So we have budburst at last, just to show you how far behind 2012 we are here are a couple of photos both from our Pinot Noir vineyard in Ritoznoj. .                       The photo on the left, taken with the...

Onward and upward

So yesterday I braved the weather and went to the cellar to top the barrels, for the first time this winter the temperature in the cellar has dropped below 10°C(9,5). While I was there I pulled samples of each of the five remaining barrels of 2011 Modri Pinot. These...

It’s winter and it’s bloody cold

So was just looking back at what I have been writing here, and it seems that every post tends to start the same way; with me apologising for how long it has been since I last posted something. Oh well. Sorry its been so long. This time I promise I will try harder to...

Summary of Vintage 2012 so far

Well, sorry folks, its been a while since I wrote anything here. I thought I would give you a summary of how the 2012 harvest turned out for us here at Heaps Good Wine Company. Overall it seems to be an ok year, though time will prove to be the ultimate factor. It was...

The season so far…

Hi there, sorry its been a while since we posted anything, but we are finally getting an opportunity to catch our breath. It would be a bit of an understatement to say that the 2012 season has been challenging so far. We have had very warm weather which has pushed...