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Local vineyards have been busy with grape picking this week, as wineries work to get this year’s crop in before more rain arrives.
Long humid spells combined with regular rainfall and occasional storms have caused more than a few headaches for grape growers this summer, with reports of severe damage in some vineyards.
There’s still plenty of good fruit to come in, however, like this Pinot Gris being picked at Matakana Estate last week.
Vineyard manager Bradley Crane’s mother, Carol Crane, is pictured here with Ritu Sodhi (left), one of a large group of Indian people who travelled up from Auckland to pick grapes throughout the Matakana region.
