WA wine vintage shaping up to be a corker

Winegrape growers in the south west of Western Australia weren’t too positive about vintage after the early summer rain. But Mother Nature has pulled out the goods for a beautiful end to the season, reports ABC Rural. Viticulturalist at St Margaret’s Vineyard in Margaret River, Alex Scott, says harvest is plodding along well. “The season has ripened nicely, it’s looking like a pretty magic year for cool climate Cabernet,” he said. “We’ve harvested our Sauvignon Blanc, we’ll be harvesting Merlot next week and Cabernet is a week and a half away.”