Autumn Colours as Harvest Progresses
An update from Andy: At the end of week two of harvest we are about half way with 54 tonnes of grapes now in the winery for processing. These have …
Pre-Harvest Grape Development
Just over a month ago Rich Williams, our vineyard manager, sent in a photo of the development of various clones around the vineyard. (see 10th March blog). The response was …
Harvest Starts at Misha’s Vineyard
On Tuesday 13th we started harvest on Misha’s Vineyard. The season has been a mixed one with cold and wet conditions in the early months slowing the early stages of …
Almost Ready for Harvest
An update from Vineyard Manager Rich Williams Ripening has progressed solidly in the last month and we are just a couple of days from harvest. Now that the vineyard has …
Akihiko Yamamoto, Yomiuri Online, (Japan) 4 March 2010
Rising Producer Misha’s Vineyard of Central Otago セントラル･オタゴの新進、ミーシャズ・ヴィンヤード ニュージーランドにある世界最南端のワイン産地セントラル・オタゴ地区の新進生産者ミーシャズ・ヴィンヤードのオーナー、ミーシャ・ウィルキンソンさんが来日した。 Akihiko Yamamoto, Yomiuri Online, (Japan) 4 March 2010 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/gourmet/drink/wnews/20100304-OYT8T00377.htm English translation:
Bob Campbell, Kia Ora, Air New Zealand In-Flight Magazine March 2010
Rieslings as a Religious Experience. Central Otago has the distinction of being the world’s most southerly wine region (Patagonia claims to be further south by my calculation puts it on …
Sam Kim, Your Weekend, 27 Feb 2010
Small Winemakers. Small is beautiful, isn’t it? Bill Clinton once said in a speech, “people the world over have always been more impressed by the power of example rather than …
Curtis Marsh, IS Magazine/Wandering Palate, Singapore, February 2010
Must-have Wine of the Week Misha’s Vineyard Gewürztraminer 2008 Central Otago, New Zealand The Wandering Palate predicts a renewed enthusiasm for the wine worlds must unfashionable white grape, particularly in …
Jason Bryant, The Wine Vault, 15 Feb 2010
Misha’s Vineyard The High Note 2008. Sometimes I get a bit nervous about tasting someone’s wine that I have known for a while. This nervousness was unfounded and makes the …
Warren Barton, Southland Times, 13 Feb 2010
Misha’s Vineyard 2009 Limelight Riesling (about $25): A gorgeous, juicy Central Otago wine that is well worth the extra few bucks. (Warren Barton, Southland Times, 13 Feb 2010)