Submitted by marketing on Mon, 24/01/2011 - 16:55
A mild spring and early summer ensured a good crop setting on the vines. The weather then became increasingly hot and dry, causing us to be anxious that the plants would become stressed and that the fruit would suffer. A downpour in mid-February broke this drought pattern and from then on we had enough moisture to bring the season back into balance so that when picking the pinot it was ripe, mature and healthy.
Submitted by marketing on Fri, 27/03/2009 - 12:14
Although the weather was fine over the flowering period of the vines, there were frequent, blustery winds. These impaired pollination and reduced the “set” so that there was a small crop. The rest of the season, however, was excellent and we were able to harvest beautifully ripened grapes.
Submitted by paul on Thu, 24/04/2008 - 14:41
The Donaldson Family traces its Kiwi roots back about 1000 years.
In keeping with this we have chosen to honour this special New Zealand wine with an ancestral name.
