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1999 vintage report for Macedon Ranges (Victoria)

Ken Murchison of the Macedon Vignerons Association said several vineyards were badly affected by the unusual ‘cold air mass’ (advective) frost on the night of 27 October and some by subsequent radiation frosts. ‘However, the majority of growers reported that they picked some of the best fruit ever,’ he said. ‘A long dry and warm autumn ensured that all varieties ripened fully and with textbook figures in the laboratory. Ken said indications were that yields were around the long-term averages and flavours were exemplary. Unlike some areas of southern Victoria, which struggled with a higher than usual incidence of fungal problems, most Macedon growers, with their breezy days and cold nights, managed to pick fruit in very good condition.