WINTER
June
• Main pruning (Verdelho)
• Winter vine row weed control
July
• Main pruning (Semillon, Shiraz)
August
• Final pruning (Cabernet, Merlot)
• Flush and repair the irrigation (for fertigation)
• Fix the trellis & posts, tighten wires
• Soil analysis
SPRING
September
• Pre-flowering spray program
• Spread & fertigate fertilisers
• Lower both wires
• Remove pruning debris
• Replace missing vines
• Spring vine row weed control
October
• Flowering spray program
• Water sprout and sucker removal
• Shoot thinning (posts, crowns)
• Lift bottom wires
November
• Bunch development spray program
• Skirting vines
• Yield estimate (bunches/vine * avg. weight)
• Contact buyers & winery
SUMMER
December
• Pre-harvest spray program
• Lift top wires
• Topping vines
• Summer vine row weed control
January
• Bunch thinning
• Test fruit maturity (Sem, Ver)
• Harvest and make whites
February
• Test fruit maturity (Shz, Mer)
• Harvest and make first reds
• Post-harvest spray program
• Perennial vine row weed control
AUTUMN
March
• Test fruit maturity (Cab)
• Harvest and make final reds
• Post-harvest manure
April
• Winter crop planting
• Reduce wire tension
• Winemaking continues
May
• Vineyard maintenance
• Winery maintenance