Vines bounce back after spring hail

Hopes for the 2012 wine vintage were pretty grim in the Ferguson Valley after a horrific hail storm hit vines last spring. But Mother Nature was kind for the rest of the growing season and although volumes are slightly down, it has been a great year. The chief wine maker at Willow Bridge winery, Simon Burnell, is onto his last block of reds and he’s feeling quietly optimistic, reports ABC Rural.