Hawke's Bay winemaker sees silver lining in poor harvest
"You can't run and hide from bad years," Rod McDonald says.
A prize-winning Hawke’s Bay winemaker says the worst vintage in two decades will be costly but not catastrophic.
The 2017 grape harvest was much lower than normal due to an unseasonal cold, wet and windy summer.
Rod McDonald says the risk of rain during picking is part of growing grapes in
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Nevil Gibson
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Hawke's Bay winemaker sees silver lining in poor harvest
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