Services

• Site selection and evaluation
• Vineyard planning
• Vineyard establishment – design, materials, vines
• Budget development or review and financial benchmarking for new and existing projects
• Independent evaluation of vineyard proposals, developments and vineyard management.
• Due diligence assessments prior to purchase or merger.
• Expert opinion for legal work.
• Ongoing technical and practical advice for the management of vineyards
• Vine health
• Disease management
• Spray programmes
• Pruning recommendations
• Fruit uniformity and fruit quality issues
• Yield predictions and yield management
• Sustainable management practices
• Grower and vineyard manager workshops, facilitating change, creating ownership and uptake of new ideas

Skills and Experience

• Extensive commercial experience and understanding of the ‘business’ of grapes and wine
• A technical knowledge and expertise that is at the leading edge internationally
• Communication skills and style that allow fluid information flow from growers to winemakers, through marketing to accountants and financial project managers
• Extensive knowledge of and well known with key suppliers, service providers and major players into the grape and wine industry so able to connect clients with appropriate resources and people
• Extensive knowledge of all major grape growing areas and practices allowing effective benchmarking and assessment
• Versatility – David is equally at home in the vineyard with his head at vine level, attached to a tasting glass, doing a presentation or dissecting a budget round the board table