The Granite Belt’s 2010 vintage is now underway. Despite late frost and then hail, much good fruit has reached maturity. Some producers have excess wine grapes for sale:
FOR SALE: Granite Belt GI Chardonnay (3 ton), Shiraz (3 ton) and Cabernet Sauvignon (3 ton) - for details phone 07 4683 3260 or email info@robertchannonwines.com
FOR SALE: 4-6 tonnes Chardonnay (4-6ton @ $100/Be), Semillon (2 ton @ $85/Be), Muscat Hamburg (2 ton @$65/Be). Jeff Harden, Bungawarra Wines, Ph. 07 4684 1128 or email jharden@halenet.com.au
FOR SALE: Shiraz and Merlot, Granite Belt, 5 Tonnes of each, price negotiable, phone 0419 795 329.
Already sold: Granite Belt GI (Ballandean) - 1-1.5ton of Merlot and 1-1.5 ton of Chardonnay. Price is negotiable. Contact Larry Anderson at Andelas Estate - 0417 652980 or email andelas5@bigpond.com
The opportunity to sell grapes on-line through this site has been applauded by Peter Scudamore-Smith, Master of Wine: "This is a good innovation because there is little grape trade outside this State, hence it fosters intra-state sales. There is no point there being a second web point to trade grapes from other Queensland areas - and a lot of Granite Belt grapes are sent outside your region to support its growth anyway."
