2008 Vintage at Amietta in the Geelong Region

Nicholas Clark at Amietta Vineyard in the Moorabool Valley of the Geelong Wine Region has been doing it tough for the past couple of vintages. Frosts, drought and climate change have all made life difficult. Vintage has been earlier than usual, and the varieties are all ripening together leading to logistical problems at vintage.

But this year, after some angst, he managed to organise to get his grapes picked at the right time... It's a great story.

Read the inside story of the 2008 Vintage at Amietta in the Geelong Region

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'Bastard' of a vintage - The Age report

The Age's Jeni Port reports on the problems besetting the 2008 Vintage in Australia, where a warmer summer has lead to a difficult vintage in some areas. Extreme heat during early March caused problems in South Australian wine areas. The time of vintage was earlier in most regions.

During most vintages there is a lag between the time of ripening of earlier and later maturing varieties. Wineries use this to move the wine from earlier varieties through the fermenting vats. This year the time lag has been compressed and thus the capacity of many wineries was stretched and compromises had to be made.

See Jeni Port's full report in the Age

'Bastard' of a vintage - Epicure - Entertainment - theage.com.au

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