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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Jim Kellar

Early start to Hunter Valley wine vintage as picking commences

Winemaker Usher Tinkler (inset) on Wednesday with the first pick of his 2024 vintage of pinot noir grapes at Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley.

The new year is off to a quick and happy start for Hunter Valley winemakers as at least three winemakers began harvesting grapes on Wednesday.

Winemaker Richard Done of Bimbadgen Estate said he began taking chardonnay grapes that will go into Bimbadgen's champenoise-style sparkling wines at with a machine harvester at 2am on Wednesday.

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