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1999 vintage report for Warren Valley (Western Australia)

Vintage in the Warren Valley region started on 18 February with fruit for sparkling wines, with varietal grapes being picked from 13 March. Yields were average, but tonnages in the region increased with young vines coming into production. Weather during vintage was mild and the dry conditions corrected incidences of botrytis. ‘The vintage was well spread out with early varieties slow to mature or ripen,’ said Bob Peruch, president of the Warren Valley Wine Industry Association. ‘This meant an extended season with unseasonal mild to warm and sunny conditions enabling fruit to ripen completely, albeit later than normal. The quality looks very promising with very little spoilage due to rain.’ There were no reports of downy mildew and Bob said nearly all fruit was picked in sound condition. ‘This will be one of our better years for reds,’ he said. ‘Wines have good colour and fruit flavours.’ He said the 1999 whites were not quite of the same high quality as the reds.