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A projected bumper harvest for the region’s wine industry has been slashed by between 10 and 60 per cent, thanks to record February temperatures and a two-week heatwave (Photo: RS Ross)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Burnett Wine Industry Association president
Jason Kinsella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 20, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

A two-week heatwave that struck the South Burnett earlier this month has claimed a casualty: a big slice of the region’s 2017 grape harvest.<\/p>\n

What was looking like a bumper harvest at the start of February has been wiped away, with tonnages down by between 10 and 60 per cent across the region’s vineyards.<\/p>\n

At the South Burnett Wine Industry Association’s first meeting for 2017 on Monday night, local wine producers reported they had all suffered crop losses from the heat.<\/p>\n

Some smaller growers didn’t bother to harvest at all this year, leaving their vines for lorikeets to pick clean.<\/p>\n

In Kingaroy, Kingsley Grove winemaker Simon Berry estimated his crop will be 50 to 60 per cent below normal.<\/p>\n

“The quality will be very good,” Simon said, “but we lost a big amount because of the weather.”<\/p>\n

Cranes Winery owners Bernie and Judy Cooper said they had only finished harvesting on Friday, but were disappointed with the amount they collected.<\/p>\n

Dr Susan Mercer, from Clovely Estate, said she thought tonnages were down too, but noted the effect varied from one grape variety to another.<\/p>\n

Early harvest wine grapes, which had been picked before the heatwave struck, suffered fewer losses than the late harvest varieties.<\/p>\n

Moffatdale Ridge owner Jason Kinsella estimated his own harvest was 10 to 15 per cent below normal this year, too, and also attributed it to the heat.<\/p>\n

Mr Kinsella, who is also president of the Wine Industry Association, said he was confident the quality of the grapes harvested in the region this year will produce outstanding wines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Historically, hot dry summers in the South Burnett usually produce better grapes at harvest. And most of the region’s medal-winning wines have come after hot, dry growing years.<\/p>\n

But this year the heatwave – which included three days of record-breaking temperatures on February 11-13 – lasted too long for many vines to withstand.<\/p>\n

Mr Kinsella said the crop losses were disappointing, particularly since they came so close to harvest, but the wine industry weren’t the only agricultural producers in the South Burnett having a tough summer.<\/p>\n

“Many other farmers have been struggling with the weather,” he said.<\/p>\n

“All we can really do is hope for a better year next time around.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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