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English couple Harriet and Henry are overworked, corporate high-flyers who decide to give it all up and move to Australia to live an impassioned lifestyle, producing wine.
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Episodes
1 to 3 of 10
1. Learning Curve
24m
Henry and Harriet Churchill quit their city desk jobs for the country and buy a winery in the Macedon Ranges. Under the mentorship of previous owner Eric Bellchambers, the UK couple is soon into the thick of the action, but this work is much tougher than first thought.
2. Freefall
24m
Henry and Harriet receive terrible news that could potentially end their dream of running a vineyard ... the design of new labels doesn't quite go to plan once bottling commences ... while loving the nurturing of baby Alby, Harriet feels a tension around not being involved enough in the wine-making process ...and farmhand Scott, who had been living on site for six months, moves on to follow his own dreams.
3. Party Time
24m
After more than two months, the Churchills finally get their liquor licence back, just in time for the major food and wine festival for the region ... while Harriet is busy with a stall at a local fayre, Henry is experiencing mixed fortunes with sales at a pop up cellar door closer to the main event action ... the Churchills bottle their shiraz with a little help from their friends ... local winemaker Llew Knight, who made award winning Zig Zag Rd riesling, offers his take on wine tasting for the first time ... Harriet explains their adoption of the Zig Zag wine dog ... and a new couple move into the caboose to learn about working on the land.
4. Frost Bitten
24m
Harriet is in the vineyard starting the important work of shoot thinning in preparation for summer months ... the Churchills are devastated after seeing the effects of a damaging unseasonal frost that has ruined much of their prized shiraz crop ... Harriet discusses the thinking behind the new brand Kindfolk ... a deadly tiger snake gets stuck in the bathroom and Harriet talks about how tough being winemakers can be.
5. Going Green
24m
Harriet discusses the holistic approach to their venture, in particular the move away from harmful sprays and pesticides ... the Churchills reminisce about when they met in Bangladesh and how they came to Australia ... Henry's dad Michael - who played in a UK blues band at the famous Woodstock Festival back in 1969 - arrives for Christmas ... it's time for X-mas drinks at cellar door for the first time with their new set of neighbours.
6. A Big First Year
24m
One year into their foray as winemakers, Henry opens up on just how hard this gig has been ... Henry also joins other local winemakers for an on-site seminar from soil microbiology guru Mary Cole ... Harriet explains the inspiration for their move to buy Zig Zag Winery and also has deliveries to make ... and with fruit starting to show, Henry is in the vineyard preparing an organically approved sulphur and copper spray for the vines.
Extended Details
- SeriesWe Bought a Vineyard
- Closed CaptionsEnglish