I realise that in my last journal entry I promised you more technical harvest information. Unfortunately, the events of the last week make that very difficult. Instead, what I have for you is a summary of my week (seriously affected by the coronavirus) and a comparison of this vintage with my last one...
Diary of a Barossa vintage casual – part 7
Monday 6 April 2020
Somehow, Samantha has managed to produce this, the final instalment of her vintage diary, even though she must be exhausted and jetlagged after a 63-hour journey back to the Pacific Northwest from South Australia. She ends by comparing her first-hand experience of winemaking in Oregon and Australia.
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