Winery Explosion Hunter Valley

Winemaker william rickard bell had just turned up for work at one of the hunter valley s best known wineries when he felt the impact.

Winery explosion hunter valley. The explosion at the winery located in the hunter valley town of. Having vines that are over 100 years old that produce extraordinary fruit is the envy of all. An early morning explosion at a nsw winery owned by the president of the hunter valley vineyard association is feared to have left two people dead and left at least two critically injured the aap news service reported. An air ambulance crew relay one of the injured victims from the drayton s winery explosion to hospital on january 17 2008.

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. 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. William rickard bell talks about explosion at draytons winery. This winery is a must when you visit the hunter valley wine region staff are excellent wines are good their fortified wines are spectacular set on some of the most spectacular scenery in the pokolbin district.

A nsw hunter valley wine dynasty has been devastated by a massive explosion that tore through their operation killing owner and chief winemaker trevor drayton and another man and leaving a third. A man suffering burns is helped by paramedics from a dam near drayton s family wines located in the hunter valley town of pokolbin north of sydney after an explosion there on january 17. The heart of their business their love of wine with the aim to produce wine for all to enjoy.