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Vintage 1959
Australia / A cool dry growing season with average rainfall produced “strong” reds despite the challenge of a wet February and March.
In 1959 there were 7,171 hectares of vineyards in Barossa and 29,030 tonnes of wine grapes were crushed in that vintage.
Muscat Gordo was still South Australia’s “most used” wine grape. As well as being used for dried raisin and table grape consumption it was a mainstay of the fortified wine industry.
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