Hunter Valley Winery Fire

According to a hunter valley climate change snapshot report published by the new south wales government temperatures in the region are expected to rise by 0 7 c on average in the near future.

Hunter valley winery fire. No direct damage to vineyards but still areas of concern. The event s gotten bigger and better every year glandore estate winemaker nick flanagan says. The annual burning of the barrel event at glandore estate in hunter valley wine country is coming up on saturday june 29 to be exact. It has been a horror eight months for the wine industry of the hunter valley.

An air ambulance crew relay one of the injured victims from the drayton s winery explosion to hospital on january 17 2008. The explosion blew the roof off the pokolbin winery and was felt at various locations around the hunter valley on the morning of january 17 2008. But following the triple threat of severe drought bushfire smoke and a coronavirus shutdown things are finally getting back on track. While their eden valley vineyards were untouched by the fire the.

Mr orgo 59 had been helping install an upgraded cooling system in the winery when he began welding on a stainless steel tank without knowing that it contained 9000 litres of ethanol known as svr. Several wineries in the region reported a bumper june long weekend and expressed optimism that the industry is primed to thrive again. Reports suggest that for most of the hunter valley the fires haven t been too close to vineyards. This includes hunter valley canberra rutherglen gippsland and adelaide hills.

The explosion at the winery located in the hunter valley town of. The hunter valley is a very large valley and there are many factors at play including proximity to the fire elevation and days in smoke contact. All face an uncertain 2020 vintage.