Each year brings new challenges and weather patterns, I can't recall any vintage in my time involved that has been exactly the same. From machine breakdowns to lockdowns and everything in between, rest assured there is wine at the end of the funnel.
Let me first start of by saying this was not a perfect season, from the weather spikes, vintage dramas and everything in between. Still somehow we made it to the end unscathed.
Optimism and thorough planning for the 2019 Vintage saw the Garbin family tackle this year’s harvest with pleasing results and every berry picked.
I was lucky enough to attend this inaugural event with other reps from Australia wide.
This year has been a particularly big 2018 for Garbin Estate in regards to vineyard maintenance and strategy.
Being invited to the Sparkling Symposium, Melbourne, in June was an opportunity not to be missed.
Peter and Adam Garbins visit to Margaret River for Wine Australia's review of wine grape variety clones in WA was a day filled with great validation and potential for Garbin Estate Wines.
There was a prediction that vintage 2018 was going to be early this year and yes we started on 12th January.
Vintage 2018 is starting this week for Garbin Estate Wines
It has to have been the most different vintage that Garbin Estate has experienced since taking on the premium wine making role after my father's retirement.
Vintage is well and truly over, it was short and sweet. Drier seasons led to an early vintage. We were making ready equipment and purchasing products straight after new year.
We have just realised how much Garbin Estate Wines has achieved since our last blog in July 2014 so we thought we had better note our achievements before 2014 is done and dusted.