Grape harvest rolls on, even if it rains

Rain, hail or shine. That was the mantra this week at Adelaide Hills winery Hahndorf Hill as a week of cooler and wet weather threatened to delay the 2012 grape-picking season, writes News Limited national wine writer Tony Love. In the Hills, with its prized Sauvignon Blanc grapes ripe and ready along with other white varieties, the vintage was well under way despite the unseasonal temperatures and rain, according to Adelaide Hills Wine Region president Darren Golding.