Maximum Temperature for the week 34.8C (95F) on Fri. All 7 readings above our monthly average of 24.6C.
Minimum Temperature for the week 11.0C (52F) on Sat. All 7 readings above our monthly average of 10.7C.
Rainfall for the Week 0.0mm (0 points) 0 days of rain.
Weather data thanks to BOM & Nuriootpa Viticulture Research Centre.
A very warm week this week. All readings, both max. and min. have been above our monthly average. We have not recorded any rainfall at all this week.
This week in the vineyard: 
We have now just about finished putting out the nitrogen fertigation, that we started last week. The vines have noticeably grown this last week, the warm weather with the rain we have had in the last 2 weeks, have really stimulated them. Flowering is finished in most varieties, fruit set so far looks to be quite reasonable. This week our Murray river water allocation has been lifted from 16% to 22%. This increase will still not be enough for us. We will need to top up our needs with poor quality bore water, however we will not need to use as much now, this is very good news for our soil. The more bore water we have to use the more chance we have of causing damage to our soil and ultimately our vines. This weeks photo is a view through some of our Chardonnay, showing how well developed our canopy's are now.
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