In this article I investigate the potential benefits of using biochar in the vineyard. What is biochar and how is it being used in New Zealand and Australia? Further afield in California, the results of a three-year field study with Pinot Noir vines planted over different soil treatments are due to be released later thisContinue reading “Biochar in the Vineyard”
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The Drinks Business: S. C. Pannell, McLaren Vale
Published The Drinks Business, 20 June 2016. Image: S. C. Pannell cellar door in McLaren Vale. Image credit: Richard Lyons. To kick-start the month of June Cellarhand distributors held a tasting with McLaren Vale winemaker Stephen Pannell of the eponymous label S. C. Pannell. We were treated to an extensive representation of wines under this label,Continue reading “The Drinks Business: S. C. Pannell, McLaren Vale”
Wine Times Hong Kong: Quality red wine from Australia
First published Wine Times Hong Kong, September 2015 print edition. (Image credit: Kate Bisset Johnson Photography) As the weather in Hong Kong starts to cool and memories of basking in the sun whilst sipping refreshing white wine on the deck of a junk boat begin to fade, it’s time to turn your thoughts to wines deeper inContinue reading “Wine Times Hong Kong: Quality red wine from Australia”