2015 Joseph Swan, Young Kent Chardonnay Yarra Valley this building was a central

this building was a central gathering point of the town

On our vineyard

HARVEST 9/24

living memory and probably the earliest ever

Our flagship wine is from the steep

2015 Joseph Swan, Young Kent Chardonnay Yarra Valley this building was a centralWhen Ritchie Vineyard was first planted it was very much old school with 12 between rows. For years Kent looked at what he viewed as wasted space that could have and should have been planted to grapes. Not wanting to remove and replant perfectly good grapes, he came up with an unusual solution: plant another row between the existing rows. The problem was that 6 row width would entail buying all new equipment as the spacing would be too tight for his