So little means so much

 

 We were warned the vines would be marginal when they were acquired

Hard growth, old vines and not much in the way of cuttings to take

So it was  a bit surprising to see these little poppets

and it became obvious that every little stick would count

these are the only vine of this type in Tasmania

one for the history books

meet the future of Petit Meslier in our state

I've tried the wine this little stick will produce

and trust me its going to be worth waiting for!

Follow the journey of these little sticks over at 

Domaine Anthony Woollams

Tasmania's newest vineyard

from the grass roots and beyond

Diversification is a painful game

So just to add another string to our bow

we have diversified (yes again !)

Diversified really means biting off more than you can chew and

at our place , running the risk of being Jill of all trades and Queen of None

but I think we may have this one nailed

This week we have taken a new horticulture crop into the fold (or the nursery)

clonal wine grapes !

A dose of carpel tunnel from taking 1000's of cuttings

and a trailer load of cuttings to sort out

I think we can safely say that we have entered the market of vine production

This gig certainly makes pricking seedlings out a genteel operation

And the best thing about it all is I get to play at experimental horticulture

Our client has the confidence in us to stretch the boundaries of the ever so traditional

method of vine production with a few ideas of our own

So watch this spot to see if we pulled it off !