Oatley Vineyard: The Next Generation(s)

Posts written by Ned

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Friday - January 29th, 2021

The Clone Wars

Written by Ned, and posted in the:  Story, Vineyard Category

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

Oatley Barn before conversion

Wednesday - January 20th, 2021

A Modern Barn Conversion

Written by Ned, and posted in the:  Barn Conversion, Family, Story Category

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!

Written by Ned, and posted in the:  Family, Story Category

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

Written by Ned, and posted in the:  Barn Conversion, Children, Family, Story, Vineyard Category

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

Written by Ned, and posted in the:  Vineyard Category

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

Written by Ned, and posted in the:  Vineyard Category

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!

Written by Ned, and posted in the:  Vineyard Category

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

Written by Ned, and posted in the:  Vineyard Category

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!

Written by Ned, and posted in the:  Family, Story, Vineyard Category

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