2014 Vintage
In spring 2013 a series of late frosts burnt newly-burst buds in many parts of the state. We escaped that. Bud-burst here is later than...
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Aug 15, 2016
The Chook...
Though the lyrebird whose call used to enliven my working day has gone to his eternal reward, he is not forgotten. Craig Eury cut this...
Aug 15, 2016
2013 Vintage
The 2013 vintage went well – by comparison with the 2011 (rain!) and 2012 (wasps!@**#!!!) very well. We picked on March 16th under...
Aug 15, 2016
Mission Statement...
The reasons are too complex to go into here, but it is widely accepted all businesses today must have a Mission Statement. For far too...
Aug 15, 2016
A cowardly attack on our security staff.
It is with sadness we report a vicious and unprovoked attack on a loyal and long-serving member of the Mount Terrible security staff. The...
Aug 15, 2016
Racking off...
The less you handle wine the better. By ‘handling’ I mean violently mechanically agitating, any manipulation which may expose the wine to...
Aug 15, 2016
Cooking with 'must'...
Must is fresh unfermented grape juice. If, like the Ancient Romans, you have no access to cane sugar, and honey is in short supply, grape...
Aug 15, 2016
Ancient Roman Food & Wine...
Falernian, anyone? Roast Boar a la Hortalus washed down with a cup of the blushful Hippocrene? Desperate to dine like the Emperor but...
Aug 14, 2016
An aerial view...
I find the motion of a helicopter unsettling. A long time ago, in a land far, far away, I had to fly in one. I got so sick the nurse who...
Aug 14, 2016
Chardonnay
Horse and carriage, love and marriage, Richebourg and DRC Montrachet – if you grow Pinot Noir it’s a crime not to be making a really cool...
Aug 14, 2016
New winery operational...
The New Mount Terrible Winery is now fully operational. The building is on two levels, a cellar thirteen feet below the ground and the...
Aug 14, 2016
Vintage 2012...
The 2012 Mount Terrible Vintage is now safely in barrel and going though malo-lactic fermentation. Too early to predict how this wine...
Aug 14, 2016
Vintage 2011...
The 2011 Mount Terrible Vintage has been in barrel for nearly 15 months, and it is now starting to reveal the wine it will become. The...
Aug 14, 2016
Pruning time is here again...
Pruning Time is here again at Mount Terrible, and we have been fortunate to secure the services of Vinazi Motivational to assist our...
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