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• Kyri, Carl, Maria and Sam relax after getting the press ready

  by Murdoch James Estate April 15, 2009
  Wednesday 8 April The key thing with vintage is to be ready in time for harvest, but at the same time not to feel pressure to do things when the elements rule otherwise. This year we decided that harvest would commence on Thursday 9 April, so the guys got to work on the tanks and the press. ...

• Birth of a Wine

  by Murdoch James Estate April 15, 2009
  Tuesday 7 April I used to dream of owning my own vineyard while I sat in my Melbourne office surrounded by paperwork. I loved my job but always yearned for the chance to be involved in the magic process called winemaking. This yearning first started when I was at Auckland University and met Bruce C...