Delatite Vineyard, Upper Goulburn
The journey of Delatite’s estate vineyard, nestled amongst the foothills of the Victorian Alps in the cool-climate region of Upper Goulburn, is one that mirrors the changes in Australian viticulture over the last half-century. Planted in 1968 – at what was likely to have been Australia’s coldest vineyard site at the time – the vineyard has since seen the varietal mix change, plantings expand, ecologically-sound practices adopted, and viticultural changes made to adapt to an ever-changing climate and the threat of phylloxera. Australian winegrowing has come a long way since the ’60s, baby – and the current state of play at Delatite shows just how far.
