Hunter winemakers hoping sunshine stays for grape harvest

Helen Gregory
January 10 2021 - 6:00am
Hopeful: Vigneron Bruce Tyrrell said the ground was so waterlogged after recent rain he saw one of his tractor's front wheels disappear into the soil. Photo: Max Mason Hubers
Hopeful: Vigneron Bruce Tyrrell said the ground was so waterlogged after recent rain he saw one of his tractor's front wheels disappear into the soil. Photo: Max Mason Hubers

HUNTER winemakers are hoping the sunshine that has followed weeks of wet weather is here to stay, so they can start harvesting their grapes.

Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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