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Our Friends in Germany have done us proud. A second hand press in excellent condition had been found. A new bladder has been fitted and she is due to arrive in time for Christmas.

Friends retired after 25 years of restaurant operation in February 2018 and released to us the refrigeration units we needed to start a small winery on-site. We purchased barrels and Dean made the VCR tanks ...

What a year. It was perfect for us out here at Queensberry, Warm and early spring. We reached late 20’2 early 30s in November and had near perfect fruit set across all varieties1.4 kg bunch.

As of September 2018, 10 years after we brought the sheep paddock, Queensberry Gardens (LazyDog®) Wines & Garden Restaurant is the final stage in our ambition to be self-supporting on a rural Central Ota...

The posts are in for a further 1000 vines Pinotage and Chardonnay.

What a year. It was perfect for us out here at Queensberry, Warm and early spring. We reached late 20’2 early 30s in November and had near perfect fruit set across all varieties1.2 kg bunch.

It was time to take the plunge and increase our plantings. We cleared the sheep paddock out front, put up the trellis and commenced the North Star and Southern Cross blocks. It was time to make our own Chard...

300 cases produced. Now working under direction from Jeff Sinnott from the vineyard through to the winery. Meticulous attention to detail in the vineyard ensured that clean ripe fruit was hand h...

190 cases produced. A lot of learning in the vineyard as we struggled to control vigor and ripen the grapes fully. 100% in stainless steel tanks at DC wines. The finishing of the wine was undertaken by Deb C...

110 cases were produced. What a season! Mother Nature gave us a break. Wonderful fruit balanced before it left the vine. 40% of the volume was fermented in old oak barrels and 60% in stainless steel tanks, a...

Chenin Blanc is one of the classic wine grape varieties of France.   Its origins date back over 1000 years where it took root in the Loire Valley.  Much like its more aromatic cousin, Sauvignon ...

In goes the 226 Gewürztraminer plants, enough for two – three barrels, and some test rows of Chardonnay. We added a second variety of Chenin Blanc to the LazyDog® Block