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Transplanting 100 year-old vines

April 11, 2011 by Rick Bakas in Bakas TV Videos, Winemakers

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Langmeil Winery in Barossa Valley has the oldest Shiraz (and Syrah) vines in the world.  Their Freedom vineyard is documented as such.  But Langmeil has another vineyard called Orphan Bank consisting of 100 year-old vines they transplanted from another location.  The cost associated with transplanting vines is steep, but the reward is something that can't be quantified.  All the hard work to sacrifice these living legends is akin to preserving a historic building.  Vines of this age are hard to come by, and produce pristine fruit in which to make stellar wine from.  Here's how it happened:

 

April 11, 2011 /Rick Bakas
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