Part II of our trip to Chalmers Nurseries, featuring a mini photo essay on some of Italy’s red grapes. The first photos are of two clones of Sangiovese (don’t worry, it’s not too technical). VCR 5, from Vivai Cooperativi Raucedo, is the ‘Brunello’ clone of Sangiovese Grosso found in Montalcino. Mat 7, from Gruppo Matura, is the clone selected by the Chalmers’ to [...]

Despite being fortunate enough to visit Italy on a regular basis, our busiest time is during their harvest so I’m yet to see grapes on the vine. This weekend, squadra slp had a road trip to ‘the Jura’ (as in Mildura) to see a whole bunch, literally, of Italian varieties on the vine at Chalmers [...]