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| Mike Hayes says unseasonably warm weather is a worry for growers on Queensland's Granite Belt. |
The cool climate Granite Belt has experienced its warmest
July day on record, with 22 degrees recorded at Stanthorpe last week, and the
warm weather was wreaking havoc with the vines.
Mike Hayes from Symphony Hill Wines said the warmer
conditions presented a serious challenge for growers.
"I was pruning the vines out at the winery and while I
was pruning I thought I was completely overdressed, I kept stripping down my
clothes and I probably could have been wearing shorts and a singlet," he
said.
"July is our coldest month, this is our brass monkey
season, this is when the tourists come here, but this is the trend worldwide
and global warming is here and it's quite scary. Not only here in Stanthorpe
but all over Australia and the world," he said
Read the ABC Rural
story - “Winter warms up in Queensland's wine growing region.”
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