13/02/2026
30 tonnes of Fiano. A pump that seized on contact. Day one of vintage 2026 went exactly how you'd expect… badly.
This week's vintage vlog is the first crush — machine-harvested Riverland Fiano coming through the door, equipment failing immediately, and a scramble to get everything back on track.
Along the way we get into oxidative juice handling, why we deliberately turn our juice brown, NTU targets, a rack and splash demo, and why Zibibbo's pH is already keeping me up at night.
Also — we finally come clean about something. If you've been wondering about the connection between Bottle Shock and a certain winery… this is the one.
New episode up now.
It's the first week of vintage 2026 and things are already unravelling.Day one: 30 tonnes of Riverland Fiano rolls in — and our pump immediately seizes. What...
