Meanwhile on the next hill over …
At Longwood to see the ‘Godfather’ Phil Christiansen who is bringing in a few parcels of great looking Shiraz from down by the coast. Processing doesn’t take long at Longwood, gravity plays a major part in the procedure. Hard to know where he is going to put it though, the shed is already looking pretty full. And he hasn’t even started using his bright pink bins yet!
Further up the hill and we find plenty is going on at Pieri Wines too. Vintage is a little late this year as we all know and with his dad Mario in charge of the vineyards and growing more and more impatient Andrew is having to fight to keep his grapes on the vine.
Those that have come off so far are looking good though. A new batch is on the drying table for his signature Amarone styled Azzardo and some dry fermenters are working there way to the press that is working so hard it is starting to warp, treats the grapes like VIPs though.
At Longwood to see the ‘Godfather’ Phil Christiansen who is bringing in a few parcels of great looking Shiraz from down by the coast. Processing doesn’t take long at Longwood, gravity plays a major part in the procedure. Hard to know where he is going to put it though, the shed is already looking pretty full. And he hasn’t even started using his bright pink bins yet!
Further up the hill and we find plenty is going on at Pieri Wines too. Vintage is a little late this year as we all know and with his dad Mario in charge of the vineyards and growing more and more impatient Andrew is having to fight to keep his grapes on the vine. 
Those that have come off so far are looking good though. A new batch is on the drying table for his signature Amarone styled Azzardo and some dry fermenters are working there way to the press that is working so hard it is starting to warp, treats the grapes like VIPs though. 
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