Winegrowing Experience 2010

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Kaituna Estate

261 Conders Bend Rd, Renwick.

View from Bedford Rd Block(Stg3) looking towards Richmond Ranges

Kaituna Estate is….251.97 Ha

Pinot Noir 39.23 HaPinot Gris 3.54 HaSauvignon Blanc 209.19 HaVigonier 90 Vines (Used for Bud wood)

Our grapes are used for such brands as Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Reserve, Montana Classic, and Deutz

2010 Harvest 24.1 t Pinot Gris296 t Pinot Noir2490 t Sauvignon Blanc .386 t Vigonier

Sauvignon Blanc grapes being tipped into truck at harvest

SprayingHere I am getting all dressed up to go and spray some weeds.

One of our under vine herbicide sprayers at work.

Keith is using our inter-row ULV sprayer to kill weeds in a

redeveloped block, this will be re-sown later in season.

Young Vine Pruning

Young blocks of Sauvignon Blanc, have just been pruned (2- budded).

Langlois Vine Stripper in action

WrappingWrappers are hard

at work wrapping canes down on to wires.

Hopefully not too many like the picture below!!!

A badly pruned vine that I could not resist.

These are the before shots.

After

At least now it does not protrude so far into row, although now only has one cane, I guess you can’t have everything!!!

MulchersWe have 2 pick up

mulchers, a Berti and a Nobili

Both have sweepers on the front to sweeping prunings from under vine into centre of row so they can be mulched.

Wetland Restoration Project

One of the pests caught in our traps. Trapping of pests is done to encourage native birds back to the wetlands.

PRNZ Landscape Gardiner, Bridget Kenny, planting natives in our wetland restoration project.

As you can see we are planting many plants,

But we still have a lot of work left to do!!!

Vineyard Manager, Shane Rohloff showing his backing skills on our new ATV training course.

Kevin Jackson’s turn to clean office.

Sheep happily grazing in vineyard

End of Pruning Party 2010