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Waipara Valley 2009 Vintage one of the best on record.

A great flowering coupled with excellent vine management will make Waipara Valley 2009 Vintage one of the best on record.The 2009 Waipara Wine harvest has been an outstanding success for both growers and producers.

With almost ideal flowering in late spring, vineyards in the Waipara Valley were favoured with above average December and January temperatures resulting in a much earlier harvest. Harvesting started in late March and was almost complete except for the later varieties.Ivan Donaldson from Pegasus Bay Wines states “ We can already taste the quality in the wines that have finished fermentation and we feel this will be an exceptional vintage for both red and white wines”.

All varieties will show some outstanding wines. It may be hard to pick the best but Pinot Noir and possibly Chardonnay could head the list. Gwyn Williams of Vinecare remarks that "this harvest demonstrates the quality and variety of fruit that can be produced in the region".