Northburn100
The grueling Northburn100 is on this weekend at Northburn Station. Check out this link for more information - Northburn100
Don't Panic!
“Don’t panic Captain Mainwaring” should be the catch cry at Northburn. Despite a record wet couple of months for Central and the stories going around about some grower’s block, the grapes at Northburn are in pristine condition with accumulating sugars, acids dropping and flavors developing along nicely. We anticipate picking the first of our grapes late next week in good condition so we will be able to make the best possible example of your favourite wines. In fact with the settled weather between bunch set and veraison, the critical time for flavour development, and with the early maturation of seeds and stalks, this may turn into a vintage year. But as always the truth is in the glass at the end.
Field Mushroom Harvest
With all the sun and the recent rain we have had there are plenty of delicious field mushrooms popping up all over the vineyard. While waiting for harvest our vineyard crew have been picking and preparing the mushrooms for our chef's to make our 'World Famous in Cromwell' Field Mushroom Relish which is now available in the farmgate shop.
We are still here!
Sorry about our lack of info on the website over the last couple of months but as you can imagine we have been 'flat out' in the Cellar Door. Over Waitangi weekend Veraision has started to happen in the vineyard so we are on track for an Easter vintage for 2012 especially with the 35 degree days we have been having this week.
From the Vineyard
Here in the Northburn vineyard we enjoy watching the movement of the plants which are dictated to by the seasons; winter spring summer and autumn, which in turn are dictated by the rhythms of the earth.
Artist in Residence
Northburn has had an Artist in Residence for the past 8 weeks. John Herbison has created over 80 pieces of art including painting and sculptures during his time at Northburn and these pieces are on display at The Shed until 20th December so come out and have a look. To read more about John click here.
Best Innovative Wine Tourism Experience
Northburn was judged Best Innovative Wine Tourism Experience in the Best of Wine Tourism Awards for Great Wine Capitals Global Network for the Christchurch-South Island wine region. The award was for the wine and food match. "It is what we have been working for from the start," Jan said. "It shows that what we set out to do has achieved fabulous results for us. Being recognised like this shows we are doing something a little different and helping put Central Otago on the map." Global Wine Capitals awards chief judge Joanna Fountain said the standard of entries in the "coveted" awards had been extremely high this year, and Northburn Station was delivering an "exceptional" wine tourism experience.
New Vintage
2011 vintage has come and gone. The Pinot Noir was quietly sleeping in the cellar – but now the secondary (malolactic) fermentation has started slowly and gently as the cellar warms. Too early to give too much away on the final wine – but the fruit was beautiful and the fermentations text-book clean – so it all bodes well ...
