• 1998

    This 21st Newsletter is being written as 1998, the penultimate year of the century draws to a close. It is 42 years since our first grapes were planted and soon we will have been out here at Mount Mary for 30 years. Some reflection therefore might be excusable and perhaps a little self-congratulation for achieving Read More   |  

  • 1997

    The year that is passing has become an ‘annus horribilis’ for us and many local growers. The 1997 vintage was reduced to some 40% of past volumes. This was brought about by a record wet winter and early spring followed by a record dry late spring and summer. The vines seemed unable to cope with Read More   |  

  • 1996

    The impact of the political process on the Wine Industry can vary according to an enterprise’s size and its ability to take part in the game of lobbying. Small winemakers, even in concert, don’t fare very well, they cannot afford it nor are they sufficiently well represented on industry bodies which pretend to be speaking Read More   |