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Despite the drought, Tasmania's wine grape harvest looks like recovering after two successive poor years.Tasmanian growers are bucking the national trend by predicting a boost to yields in 2008, with some vineyards expecting increases of up to 20 per cent.There had been concerns that a lack of water would cut production for the third straight year.But while it's too early to predict the quality of this year's grapes, wine consultant Fred Peacock says two months before harvest the signs are positive."It's been dry for so long now that the vines are actually standing up much better to the try conditions than we expected.""I think that's largely due to the fact that they've retained a lot of their deep route system."
Despite the drought, Tasmania's wine grape harvest looks like recovering after two successive poor years.Tasmanian growers are bucking the national trend by predicting a boost to yields in 2008, with some vineyards expecting increases of up to 20 per cent.There had been concerns that a lack of water would cut production for the third straight year.But while it's too early to predict the quality of this year's grapes, wine consultant Fred Peacock says two months before harvest the signs are positive."It's been dry for so long now that the vines are actually standing up much better to the try conditions than we expected.""I think that's largely due to the fact that they've retained a lot of their deep route system."
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