If you have a question best answered by one of our ‘hands-on folk’ then do as David did and ask away on johnpurbick@tahbilk.com.au and we’ll publish them here for all to benefit. * July 2017 - June 2018 Growing season rainfall (GSR) and Growing degree days (GDD) are both calculated from October to April days per year earlier. published in 2018, confirmed that and finished on the 11th March 2016, moderating and cooling effect on our The trend to earlier maturity was these trends are continuing. with the exception of some late growing season, and will stand us in good associated with warming temperature Our experience at Tahbilk since this harvest Marsanne for the Cane Cut stead as climate warming continues in the trends for all of the blocks assessed in study was completed has confirmed label which was harvested on the 22nd future. the study, with projected climate shifts this study’s findings. March 2016. We usually complete Alister Purbrick – Winemaker and CEO likely to result in continued We have continued to start harvest harvest in early to mid-April. advancement of maturity and perhaps some 7-10 days earlier than “normal”, We are blessed at Tahbilk to have a (Inputs also from Professor Snow Barlow FTSE, further compression of the vintage and had a very compressed vintage in large water mass which surrounds our FAIAST; Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural period. A recent follow up study, 2016, which began on the 9th February vineyards. This results in a significant Sciences, University of Melbourne) 07