Crimson unaffected by rain over the Hex River Valley
On the cusp of the Hex River’s grape campaign, rain – upwards of 60mm towards the northwest, much less towards the south – has brought a quick end to early varieties.
“We lost around 300,000 cartons of the early varieties. Of the early grapes not yet packed, 80% is gone,” says Leon de Kock of Grape Alliance.
De Kock posits that the difference in barometric
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