Good afternoon, Long weekend down here in Tas and time to catch up on some admin. Apparently, there are a few problems with the shopping trolley, particularly with sales through PayPal. I have oiled the wheels but remain unsure as to whether it is fixed. Note that all wines other than Providence have been removed. […]
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Spring has sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder were the boidies is? The boid is on the wing, but that’s absoid, I always thought the wing was on the boid.! Compliments of my father, when introducing Spring! We have had a very wet Winter and that rain pattern has continued on into Spring. What this
Sharing the burden of cellar door operations is Emily Russell, who started in July. Apart from her customer skills, Emily is also an asset in the vineyard.
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For the month of April, Providence are offering purchasers of a dozen of their fabulous 2012 “Miguet” Reserve Pinot Noir a free copy of Australia’s Wine Book of the Year 2015: Tony Walker’s Vintage Tasmania, retaining at $49.95. This beautifully written and illustrated 280 page coffee table book is an excellent history of the Tasmanian
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I can’t count the emails I receive from SEO organisations that begin with “I hope you are doing well”. Blatant insincerity! If you thought I was doing well you probably wouldn’t have written to me. Well, for the information of all SEO promoters, I am doing well! And, furthermore, any correspondence that begins with that statement
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The photo depicts the last shards of sunlight after an overcast, store rainy day, Wednesday 23 November. Spring has been so variable. In the week ending 13 November, after a week of heavy rain, the vineyard did not move – at all. The following six days were sunny and warm and the vines exploded, adding
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Winter management just about done! The pruning started in mid June (something I always do myself). Similar to last year, we have pruned down to one cane (instead of two) and two two-bud spurs – sort of giving the vine a rest by reducing the crop and the closest I can get to Townsend’s principle
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A recent performance check has revealed that most people who come to cellar door for the first time have not seen either this web page or our “Providence Winery” Facebook page. Providence has to significant unique selling points. Firstly, more about we are the only Tasmanian vineyard that sells premium wines produced by other small Tasmanian
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Hail the Providence “Miguet” Reserve 1999 Pinot Noir. Enjoyed with a magnificent leg of lamb from Nigel’s classic butchery at Exeter in Tasmania. This wine has a great length of palate and an amazing aftertaste that lingered. A beautiful Pinot nose with traces of blackberry and it almost smelt sweet. On the palate it was minty,
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