We're all equal under the rain...

Winter jest done come ‘bout a month too soon...

Seriously though, May was freakishly cold and the contrasting temps of 6C during the day and below zero at night contributed to a dusting of a fair bit of snow on our mountains.

Then we had a mad rush to protect our glorious Chardonnay vines as they sprouted green tips last week when temps reached 14C...

hmmm just a few months early...then we received a fair bit of sub 3C weather and well that was that with the errant green tips.

We're madly trying to get our bottom cottage fixed for visitors by next season.

We're casting out our net to bring in pickers/capable hands to help with our next harvest...we'll see what time brings.

FYI!!!!! (loud drum roll)

The 2006 Lismore Estate Vineyards Chardonnay is officially available for purchase!

We sold our first bottle last Thursday and though it was to another winemaker a sale is a sale is a sale. We have 900 bottles of fantastic chardonnay that could win every prize in its category but we simply haven't got enough to submit. Several "in the know" wine “fundi” types were full of praise for our maiden vintage (even though the grapes were bought in from Klein Constantia). We continue to know that quality has no "team" in the word, only team has team, and yes an "i" is in quality; but it's only a matter of taste.

So taste our quality Chardonnay asap... cause its going quickly.

Much love to all of you out there,

J.