FRANKLAND RIVER WINE REGION
VINTAGE UPDATES
Vintage update
13th Feb 2023
With this year’s vintage approaching in the coming month. The Frankland River Winemakers & Grape Growers Association would like to update you all on how the season is tracking. The cooler than normal start to spring and summer has delayed the start of vintage till March.
We aim to provide regular updates as vintage progresses during March and April, over social media, local websites, and the local shire newsletters. In the meantime, if anyone has any questions on how vintage is progressing, please contact Kim Lange on 0427 774 334. Here’s to a fruitful 2023 vintage!
Vintage Update
28th February 2023
Vintage has started for some wineries, bringing in some small batches for their sparkling wines. Over the next couple weeks, we should see the whites starting to be picked. These varieties include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, and Riesling.
This year is a late start due to a cool Spring and early Summer. The reds are only just finishing veraison (colour change). We should see most reds being picked through April in this area.
Vintage Update
21st March 2023
Vintage is well under way, with the first varieties harvested in the region including Riesling, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. While yields appear to be down a little, quality looks good. Red varieties such as Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon will start to be harvested in the coming weeks. While vintage while progressing well, we still have a long way to go!
For more information on how vintage is progressing please contact Kim Lange on 0427774334.
With farmers commencing there burning programs can everyone please be mindful of the effects of smoke taint in wine grapes and be aware of vineyards locations within the shire. Your cooperation in limiting the amount of smoke that enters these sensitive sites is greatly appreciated by everyone in the wine industry.
For more information on smoke taint in winegrapes click on the link below.
https://www.awri.com.au/industry_support/winemaking_resources/smoke-taint/
Vintage update
14th April 2023
With all the whites now delivered in the winery. We are now focusing our attention on the reds. Varieties such as Shiraz is slowing being picked and the Cabernet Sauvignon and other late variety grapes will start to be harvested in the coming weeks.
With vintage progressing well, we still have a long way to go!
For more information on how vintage is progressing please contact Kim Lange on 0427774334.
With farmers commencing there burning programs can everyone please be mindful of the effects of smoke taint in wine grapes and be aware of vineyards locations within the shire. Your cooperation in limiting the amount of smoke that enters these sensitive sites is greatly appreciated by everyone in the wine industry. For more information on smoke taint in wine-grapes click on the link below.
https://www.awri.com.au/industry_support/winemaking_resources/smoke-taint/
5th May 2023
It’s a wrap
Frankland River Vintage 2023 will wrap up today Friday the 5th May.
Thank you all for your patience for what has turned out to be a late vintage.
Kind Regards Frankland River Wine Association