The Old Man’s Breath: The Katabatic Wind of Grasshopper Rock
The Old Man’s Breath: The Katabatic Wind of Grasshopper Rock A katabatic wind is a downslope wind created when cool, dense air flows from higher ground into warmer, lighter air below. Because air density is strongly influenced by temperature, these winds are usually associated with colder air descending from mountains or elevated plateaus. New Zealand’s […]
Historic vineyard site
150 years of vineyard history The first vines at Grasshopper Rock were most likely planted before 1870 making them some of the first vines planted in Central Otago. Those vines are now long gone however in 2003 vines were replanted making this one of the oldest vineyard sites in Central Otago to still be growing […]