At the recent Canberra District Wine Show, the Half Moon 2011 Riesling scored top Gold in the 2013 and older Riesling wine Class, a Bronze for the 2013 Riesling and Bronze for the Eclipse late harvest Pinot Gris, Riesling blend.
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Half Moon Riesling is slow in developing in the bottle so continue to get better as they age.
Vineyard Manager Mal Sharpe says “There was no vintage last year owing to the late frosts where we usually get 2 to 3 late frosts we had 23 below zero events last year and the frost protection could not cope with that.
“This year is shaping up much the same with early bud burst and 2 small frosts on the 2nd and 3rd of this month with no damage, but it will be the later ones in the month that will take the toll so fingers crossed.”
“After the frosts this year we started using Phi`on Biological and Mineral soil conditioners and also installed one of their Water Conditioners. The vines recovered well and it was the best I have seen the canopy. Both Rob Gourlay from Phi`on and I were very impressed with the results. The vines came out of the winter looking good with strong canes to lay down for this season.”
“Half Moon Wines will continue using Phi`on Biological soil conditioners as we push towards more natural methods of growing grapes” said Mal.
