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Saturday - May 29th, 2021
Our Vineyard!
We have our vineyard! It’s been a rollercoaster of a month. The dry April had us wondering if we would need to find a way to get some irrigation up... read more
Sunday - May 2nd, 2021
Hand planting vines
Why would you hand plant 2000 vines over a few days when machines are available that could do it in a morning? Well, Oatley has always been a do-it-by-hand kind... read more
Friday - March 26th, 2021
The field is ready to plant vines!
The field is finally ready to plant vines! We are tantalisingly close to having our very own vineyard! (you can watch a video of the early field clearance here) Back... read more
Thursday - March 11th, 2021
A Somerset Spring
What a crazy couple of months it’s been. Our original buyer pulled out of the house sale whilst we were relocating to Somerset, so we have been living between places... read more
Friday - January 29th, 2021
The Clone Wars
So what type of vines should we plant? Pinot Noir. Yes, but what type of vines should we plant? It turns out there are over two thousand types of Pinot... read more
Wednesday - January 20th, 2021
A Modern Barn Conversion
A modern barn conversion, what do we need? Barn? Yes! Design? Yes! Planning Permission? Yes yes yes! Wine? Of Course! It might not look like it but in the not... read more
Thursday - January 7th, 2021
Selling up!
Well that happened quickly, one minute we were talking about what accompaniments and wine we were going to have with the Christmas Turkey, and the next minute we have a... read more
Tuesday - December 29th, 2020
2020 Hindsight
How was your 2020? At the start of the year, blissfully pre-pandemic, we set some goals for our escape to the country: give up corporate life, plant a vineyard, convert... read more
Friday - December 18th, 2020
An Exceptional Harvest
This was supposed to be the year we integrated ourselves with all aspects of Oatley viticulture, twins running around the vines while we work, grandparents babysitting, that kind of thing. ... read more
Thursday - December 10th, 2020
The Field
What a difference – the field looks huge! Greenslades have done an incredible job. Well beyond their normal scope of work like regular maintenance of Hinkley Point nuclear power station... read more
Thursday - December 10th, 2020
Timber!
The hedges are littered with reminders of the last invasive tree disease, Dutch Elm. Lone sentries, some forty years dead, stand above the Blackthorn and Hazel hedgerows, providing a vantage... read more
Thursday - December 10th, 2020
The Site
The Field It may not look like it now, but this is our vineyard! Well, it will be with a little help from a very large chainsaw, digger, tractor and... read more
Tuesday - December 8th, 2020
2020 – All Change!
This years to do list: Give up corporate life, plant a vineyard, convert a barn, sell a house and oh, play in puddles. That sounds achievable doesn’t it? Meet the... read more