Winning Combination! In-between recent Regional Victorian lockdowns, GrowData was able to provide some onsite training and support to one of our new customers – Oakdene Vineyards.  Bernard Hooley and his dedicated team run beautifully maintained properties producing excellent wines and olive oils.  Both are located on the Bellarine Peninsula where the climate and soil type […]

Send in the Sheep! Sheep in the vines – what a pleasant view driving in to Baileys Vineyard in Glenrowan, Victoria.  It set me to thinking if this and other organic vineyard management practices could be implemented in all vineyards whether they be organically certified or not.  Does sheep grazing provide a sustainable and practical alternative to […]

Country % of world production France 16.54 Italy 15.85 Spain 13.53 United States 10.70 Argentina 5.38 Australia 4.25 South Africa 4.01 China 3.96 Chile 3.72 Germany 3.01 *Ref: Trade Data and Analysis (TDA) http://www.wineinstitute.org/