A few cool nights in early spring had us concerned about potential frost damage but none eventuated and a settled period during flowering resulted in a solid crop being set. Rains in November & December kept the soil moisture levels up and while January and February were warm and dry, we had sufficient water to get through the season. We began harvest on the 20th…
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Vintage Report 2020
Tags: harvest, Marlborough, New Zealand Wine, Vintage 2020
A Vintage Spread
Vintage is one of the busiest times of the year at Nautilus. With that in mind, Kelly Gibney has created a delicious feast to sustain our winemakers and their crew through vintage and to relax at the end. Chicken Waldorf Salad Sandwiches Makes enough filling for 6 or more large sandwiches A classic sandwich filling that will satisfy hunger in a big way. Load it up with…
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Tags: harvest, Marlborough, Marlborough food, Vintage 2019, vintage meals
A Vintage Meal
During vintage we all work very hard and a good meal is essential to keep you going. When we are working shifts we work in with local catering company BV Gourmet who provided with delicious nutritious meals and we can simply re-heat and eat for lunch or dinner to keep the crew going. Of course occasionally we get the opportunity to relax a bit…
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Tags: harvest, Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc, Vintage, vintage meal, wines
Serious Sauvignon Blanc – Machine vs Hand Pick?
***wine nerd alert*** This post is a bit geeky, but maybe of interest to some of my mates overseas studying for their MW exams. (I know your pain!). So everyone else, feel free to skip this one and head back to the foodie stuff we usually post. I read an interesting piece of research today – which confirmed what we and most other producers in…
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Tags: hand pick, harvest, machine pick, mechanisation, Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage 2013 Kicks Off!
Hi all, We kicking things off this morning with a small pick of Pinot Noir for Nautilus Cuvee. We regard this as our ‘indicator’ block as it usually at least a week ahead of our next pick. This year we picked on the 6th March. Apart from the very late vintage last year we have picked this block between the 3rd & 11th of March…
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