From vine to bottle, the harvesting process is painstakingly overseen by Head Winemaker Nick Brown. He has kindly given us a glimpse into what we can expect from the 2026 vintage.

One of the beautiful parts of making wine is that each year is always different from the last. The weather conditions during the season dictate how the grapes form over the growing period (which directly affects how the wine tastes in the glass) and is also, if cellared, a period of time and climate preserved in a bottle. Like music, no two songs are the same - the combination of each individual component form a unique combined result.

The growing season and vintage of 2026 was quite phenomenal - dry winter and spring, late frost in November, windy fruit set in December, heatwave in February, then unpredictable rainfall during the second half of harvest - we had it all!

The result was small berries per bunch and a low number of bunches per vine. When we have a low volume of grapes coming into the winery our accountant can get a little tetchy, but the upside is that the vines have less children (bunches) to look after and therefore more concentrated flavours. Additionally for the red varieties, smaller berries mean more beautiful colour. All in all, a great result for our wines.

Big thanks to our team - Nathan F and Nathan S have done a terrific job in the vineyard, often having to adapt and rework well-laid plans. Gareth and Hannes have also done a great job in the winery, nurturing the wine babies through ferment to barrel.

Whilst the yields have been lower than we’d hoped, we have some beautiful, small batch wines in tank and barrel, with bottling to begin in the coming months. We hope you enjoy!