The Elms Vineyard

What is planted

The source lists Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Riesling as planted here. A linked wine may use one of these grapes or a blend.

Soil and vine spacing

Recorded soil: Waenga soils on deep schist-derived fan material with loess and calcium carbonate; Lochar schist gravels with thin loess and bands of sandy clay loam. Geology: Schist parent material, ancient lake-bed sediments, alluvial fan gravels and wind-blown loess.

The description contains both coarse and finer material, so drainage and water storage may change between layers or blocks rather than behaving as one uniform soil.

Planting density: 2,667 vines/ha in the original blocks; 4,000 vines/ha in Blocks 10–13.. This describes how closely the vines are spaced.

A soil name is not a bulk-density measurement. BottlePicker only shows soil bulk density where a laboratory or modelled value exists. Texture interpretation follows USDA NRCS soil-water guidance.

Seasonal heat

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Riesling: Cool-climate example; typically 1,800–2,500 growing degree days on the °F scale, equivalent to about 1,000–1,390 °C-days accumulated above a 10°C base.

Heat bands use Oregon State University Extension. The OIV climate method treats growing-season temperature as accumulated heat above 10°C, not a fixed daily target.

Site conditions

Elevation: 260–330 m.

Aspect: Predominantly north-facing valley; Block 2 slopes east and Block 6 occupies a steeper north-facing slope.

Irrigation: Applied only when monitored soil moisture requires it, generally during dry late-summer periods.