Smoky Pinot not on the list

Winemakers want tighter controls over when fires are lit as smoke from planned burns continues to affect grapes. Authorities yesterday still could not say where the weekend smoke that affected Hobart originated, though more than a dozen complaints were made to the Environment Protection Authority, reports The Mercury. Wine Industry Tasmania chief executive Sheralee Davies said the forestry burns season came at just the wrong time for growers, with harvesting in full swing.