OATLEY VINEBLOG
An occasional diary of the vineyard year at Oatley
Jane has been blogging about life at our small, west country vineyard since 2006 when she designed our first website on what now looks a very clunky laptop.
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Ned, Paula and the twins are joining us at Oatley, converting a barn to live in and planting their own vineyard of Pinot Noir here. Read their blog, Oatley Vineyard - The Next Generation HERE>>
Vintage report 2022
What a brilliant year it’s been for vineyards!
The vines loved the dry spring and summer heat, though we did get a bit of scorch on the grapes....
Frost protection the natural way!
The winter pruning is nearly done - finishing up with the deliberately late-pruned Madeleine Angevine down by the gate in Frost Corner. This shows why...
Gosh! Christmas already
A very happy Christmas and all the best for theNewYear from all of us atOatley. Apologies to all who usually get cards from us. Iain has just had a...
New Oatley Sparkly
🥂🥂🥂 New Sparkly! 🥂🥂🥂
It’s here! Our first ever homegrown fizz! Elegant, dry and delicious. Perfect for a summer garden. And you can buy it online...
Unlock at Oatley.
Woohoo!! We’re opening May 1 and you can now book online. Sooo looking forward to sharing Oatley again! Picnics, children and dogs VERY welcome. A great...
A bit of a sparkle at Oatley
(Thanks to happy customer Ryan for sharing this photo on www.Instagram.com/itsryanpower)
A bit of fun for Christmas! An Oatley PET NAT!
Naturally...
The good news - thanks for all the orders! And the bad. Serious frost!
Every time one of you sends an order we give a little whoop of joy! A big THANK YOU to all of you! It’ s been a lifeline to us while our cellar door...
Tasting the 2019s
Exciting day! Tasting the new wines. Always one of the year’s highlights. The Madeleine Angevine is clean and balanced and will be bottled next week....
Cripes! That Was a Scary October
Still reeling!
2019 turned into one of our scariest ever vintages.The harvest date for our late-ripening, Riesling-cross Kernling grapes had been...
Basking in a Golden Glow!
Basking in a golden glow at Oatley!
After our first ever international-standard Gold Medal last September in the SW regional competition, we got...