Storms hold up Hunter grape harvest

Rolling storms and drenching rain have disrupted the Hunter Valley grape harvest, with winemakers on a knife edge waiting for a window of opportunity to pick their crop. A couple of weeks ago the president of the Hunter Valley Vineyards Association, Andrew Margan, gave an emotional interview to 1233 ABC Newcastle’s Aaron Kearney about the havoc heavy rain had caused with the local harvest. When Aaron checked in with Andrew again to find out the current state of play, he found a slightly brighter picture but the harvest still very much in the balance, reports ABC Newcastle.