In the vineyard
In the vineyard-October 2009
12 October 2009
With the help of Chris, a local engineer, we’ve built our very own, somewhat Heath-Robinson, under-vine mower. It’s noisy, slow and a bit tedious, but it works.
In the vineyard-April
21 April 2009
Most years we’d be head down, bum up with a team of pickers by now, harvesting our fruit just before the onset of winter. But this year the whole island is running 2-4 weeks late, due to strong winds all Spring. Fortunately Autumn has been mild,
In the vineyard-October
30 October 2008
The steady hum of bumble bees; aerial antics of welcome swallows; constant tail displays and raucous calls of the peacocks; swamp harriers (hawks) flying CAP over the wetland and fence-lines in search of mice and rabbits; the teeth rattling clatter of a Bell 206B3 JetRanger
In the vineyard-June
05 June 2008
In previous years, we'd be head down, bum up, giving all the vines their annual haircut by now. But as we try to take Brook Eden down the biodynamic path, we observe the passing of the winter solstice, before relieving the vineyard of its summer growth.
In the vineyard-April
08 April 2008
Harvest is in full swing. After a long slow grow and ripen, vintage finishes with the usual rush of blood as we try to juggle the logistics of:
In the vineyard-December
09 December 2007
The tedious task of de-suckering continues (removing shoots sprouting from the trunk of the vine). Maybe it's soil-vigour, maybe it's some after effects of last year's frost, or maybe because, like me, these wonderful vines are getting on a bit, but they've managed to sprout more suckers than
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