With the 2019 harvest underway, I spent the morning in the winery at Helen & Joey in the Yarra Valley. Here are a few vineyard photographs and observations.
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| Photo above: East-west planted pinot noir, looking to the west. |
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| Grafted merlot vines planted on north-south facing rows, and nearing harvest. |
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| Phylloxera continues its march through the Yarra Valley. Replanting in a neighbouring vineyard in the distance on the left, together with seemingly declining vigour in the vineyard in the distance on the right. |
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| No viticultural comment, but a nice view from the office. Mount Dandenong is the peak in the distance. |