OUR 2021 HARVEST IS NOW COMPLETE! A season report from Misha’s Vineyard.
The cool and wet conditions continued into January, by February we finally had a period of much warmer temperatures which extended through March. It seems the combination of rain in January and then two months of warm and consistent conditions meant the canopy and crop looked much better than initially expected with berries a little larger than usual.
In terms of heat summation, it was an above average season with just over 1100 Growing Degree Days (GDDs) – having had only 852GDDS in 2020.
How are the wines looking so far?
“The Rosé which was the first of the wines harvested has just gone dry (finished fermenting) and looks great. It’s a little early to pass final judgement on the other wines but they all look very promising. Certainly the Gewürztraminer looked excellent at picking and the Pinot Noir’s are showing good colour with lots of strong fruit expression” said Olly Masters, Winemaker, Misha’s Vineyard.