Disease big threat now (NZ)

While the heavy rains and flooding in Nelson that destroyed homes and land just before Christmas was headline news, the impact on the winegrape growing sector has yet to be fully determined. Rainfall statistics reveal some of the heaviest downpours in parts of the region since records began. And while it probably made many winegrowers’ hearts sink just a little, the effects on the 2012 vintage are still only at best estimates at this stage, reports the Nelson Mail.