OUR
VINEYARDS
Good
wine begins in the vineyard
The
Schubert Estate Vineyards:
Our Grape Varieties in total are mainly Shiraz 37 acres & Viognier 3.0 acres
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The Schuberts established their vineyards with a clear intention of working with rather than against, nature. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and inhabitants.
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The philosophy behind planting the lands in proportion of approximately half vineyards and and half South Australian native trees, grasses and shrubs was to ensure a natural corridor for wildlife, land care sustainability and a pleasant vista.
The vineyards are carefully maintained using organic and natural products to maintain the quality and enhance the soil.
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Plantings
are easily accessed with wide rows of 3.6 metres and vines were planted
at 2 metre spacing to a wire height of 1.2 metres. All the vines are
hand pruned and the grapes of the major vineyards are hand picked. After the grapes are harvested
a cover crop is planted using oats, wheat or Faba beans. The cover crop
is mulched onto the soil, in late spring, for natural weed control,
moisture conservation and soil enrichment. Only the
minimum amount of tractor traffic is tolerated. To control low water
sub-soil levels the Enviroscan system is used. Radar controlled bird-scare
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Schubert
Estate is located on Roennfeldt Road, Marananga, an area highly
regarded for its vineyards. Across the road is the Greenock Creek crushing and winemaking facility and vineyards. Next door to Schubert Estate are the Torbreck vineyards and the Penfolds Stonewell Road vineyard.
As growers the Schuberts first supplied their grapes to
the neighbouring winery Torbreck
Vintners.
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