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NewsThe Queenstown Vineyard and Buttermans Track label is owned and operated by Louise and Gary Trist.with significant help from their children Aaron, Jordan, Brittany and Joel. This is a small family run vineyard and most of the work is carried out by the family with some help during peak periods at harvest time. This ensures attention to detail which is critical when producing premium quality fruit and wine.
Recent activitiesThe recent rains have provided ideal growing conditions and the vines are loving it. Keeping up with the copper and sulphur sprays is proving difficult, but so far we have managed to keep things under control but we do have to remain vigilant and keep an eye out for downy mildew.
September 2010We have completed the cane pruning and tying down of the entire vineyard and all of the moveable foilage wires have been lowered in prepeartion of the pending growing season. Fortunately we had a few dry days so that we could mow and mulch the midrow prior to budburst. The good winter rains have provided ideal conditions for bud burst and the entire vineyard is now a lovely sea of green with all the shoots growing well and the inflescence are now visible. We have also applied our first precutionary copper and sulphur sprays.
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