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2001 vintage report for Bendigo (Victoria)

The Bendigo region experienced good rains in October and excellent fruitset, leading to an increase in yield of about 5%. Vintage started in early March and continued with favourable weather and only one rain period. Wes Vine, president of Bendigo and District Winegrowers Association, said it was an average to low disease year due to warm, dry weather during the ripening period. Excellent fruit quality had been reflected in high quality, robust red wines and average to above average whites. Wes said some of the newer vineyards had difficulty in accessing processing facilities when they needed them, and this could become a bigger problem in the future as the region develops.