12/10/2026
Sept/Oct in the vineyard 🍇
Spring is here at Talits. Budburst arrived right on schedule, and the vines are now at about the five-leaf stage with fresh green canopies filling out across the estate.
It’s been a dry start to the season. We had only 2mm of rain in September, our fourth month in a row of below-average rainfall, so irrigation is doing the heavy lifting. The upside is that frost hasn’t been a worry this spring.
🌱 Growth: Budburst was uneven across the Hunter this year. You can still see different stages of growth through our rows, especially in the Chardonnay, but things are starting to even out. We’ve begun feeding the Chardonnay and the Pinot Gris & Gamay blocks to push strong, healthy shoots.
🦘 Our hungry neighbours: Dry weather brings the roos in looking for tender shoots. They went for the Pinot Gris & Gamay almost as soon as the buds opened. The new kangaroo fence is up and has already been reinforced after a few determined roos found a way through. The Pinot and Chardonnay are growing fast now and should soon be out of reach. To be fair, the roos are doing a bit of free desuckering for us.
Next up: watching the canopy grow toward flowering. 🌿
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