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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 08:23

Chardonnay, Year 2!

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Written by Ruth Simpson

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Chardonnay, Year 2! We are one year on from planting 4 hectares of Chardonnay and it is growing at an unprecedented rate! So much so that we have neighbouring farmers stopping to admire it and question what we have done that has resulted in such astronomic growth!!! The answer to that, quite frankly is the weather, combined with what is good soil and a fortuitous elevation and aspect. After a long and relatively cold winter, we have had one of the wettest springs on record. Our annual rainfall is around 600mm and this year we have received 300mm or…

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Updates in the Winery!

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Written by Ruth Simpson

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Updates in the Winery! With all growth comes further investment and at Sainte Rose we have significant plans for improvements in our winery prior to the 2013 vintage. Having grown significantly in 2012, processing more fruit in our winery than ever before, we have to make some changes and improvements in order to handle these larger volumes. This is a very positive step for Sainte Rose, but an expensive one, especially in the current economic climate. There are European grants available for a portion of this work however even if our dossier is accepted, nothing would be payable prior…

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Spring Update!

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Written by Ruth Simpson

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Spring Update March certainly came in like a lion, albeit a rather soggy, wet one, this year! It has been the wettest period that we've had in months, not in terms of volume of water but rather in consistent small falls of rain. This wet spell was followed by four days of 20 degree Celsius daytime temperatures, which meant that everything began to grow! And then, as the rest of the country was hit by snow, the cold north wind started up again, just ensure that the trees and flowers don't get too far ahead of themselves and…

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