In the opinion of Voyager Estate Viticulturist, Steve James, the application of simple vineyard philosophies is more important to making great wines than the application of new technologies: "There are a number of differences in viticultural techniques around the world, but the basic vineyard principles common to the best producers were terroir, minimal intervention and vine management."

At Voyager Estate we are following the same path, with a minimal or no-input policy in terms of fertiliser, water and chemicals, and we are employing more and more organic practices. We do, however, employ maximum vine management in terms of canopy maintenance, aiming for low bud numbers and small bunches per vine for premium fruit quality. Clonal selection is also an area of increased attention, trying to match the best clones for our soil.