It’s been an unusual ‘hurry up & wait’ start to harvest 2017. Initially it looked as if it would be almost as early as 2016, the earliest harvest on record, and then some rain came… 68mm in 3 hours on Friday morning 27 January. Very unusual, but welcome in what has been an extremely dry year. This delayed harvest by at least a week and will do wonders for our later ripening reds, Syrah & Cabernet Sauvignon. Although it has been hot and dry the evenings have been particularly