Events
Harvest 2011
We would like to thank all the people who volunteered their time to help us with harvest this year. Despite the weather leading into harvest, the 3 days that our friends and customers helped us pick our fruit were beautiful days in the vineyard.
It was an extremely difficult season. The high rainfall and humidity lead to extreme disease pressure. We sprayed more than normal and our pickers had to be selective in the vineyard.
The Fume Blanc has been bottled and is on sale at cellar door.
The Pinots and Chardonnay are resting in barrels.
For those of you are considering picking for the first time this is a timetable of the picking day -
8.30am arrive Eldridge - we provide grape snippers/plastic gloves/sunscreen. Check the weather forecast for the day and dress accordingly. If rain is forecast, we will probably still pick so, bring a change of clothes.
11.00am morning tea - home made scones and sticky bun
2.00pm lunch - spit roast and Eldridge Estate wines
Harvest 2010
We would like to thank all the people who volunteered their time to help us with harvest this year.
If you have not seen the photos please follow the links below.
http://picasaweb.google.com.au/Winemaker01/Harvest2March27#
http://picasaweb.google.com.au/Winemaker01/Harvest20March2010#
The 2010 Chardonnay and 2010 Gamay were bottled on March 5, 2011.
For those of you who requested the lumberjack cake recipe here it is! Lumberjack cake recipe
March 20th soup recipe Lloyd's vegetable soup recipe
March 27th soup recipe Lloyd's leek, potato and celery soup
Harvest 2009
Many thanks to all those who assisted with harvest. Pictures of picking festivities can be seen at: http://picasaweb.google.com/Winemaker01
The 2009 Chardonnay and 2009 North Patch Chardonnay were bottled on February 27th, 2010. The 2009 North Patch Chardonnay has been released and is selling well at cellar door. The 2009 Chardonnay is resting in the cellar awaiting release.
The 2009 Gamay and Pinot Noir were bottled on September 4th, 2010.