Early grape harvest puts winemakers on the climate change front line

By Kristen Ochs
Updated April 26 2015 - 10:28am, first published February 27 2015 - 12:15am
"This is the first time we have ever harvested riesling in February,"  says Ken Helm from Murrumbateman. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
"This is the first time we have ever harvested riesling in February," says Ken Helm from Murrumbateman. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
"This is the first time we have ever harvested riesling in February,"  says Ken Helm from Murrumbateman. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
"This is the first time we have ever harvested riesling in February," says Ken Helm from Murrumbateman. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
"This is the first time we have ever harvested riesling in February,"  says Ken Helm from Murrumbateman. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
"This is the first time we have ever harvested riesling in February," says Ken Helm from Murrumbateman. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
"This is the first time we have ever harvested riesling in February,"  says Ken Helm from Murrumbateman. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
"This is the first time we have ever harvested riesling in February," says Ken Helm from Murrumbateman. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

As Hyde Park is transformed into a "wonderland of wine, food and entertainment" for this weekend's Sydney Cellar Door, grape pickers are in a race against time under the hot February sun.

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