Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see our viral, breaking news videos. Twitter.com/swns Instagram.com/swns<br /><br /><br />Winemakers have praised "near perfect" conditions for the 2018 harvest - as vineyards enjoy bumper harvests of up to 30 TONNES of grapes, weeks earlier than usual.<br /><br />Growing conditions through the year have been "ideal", according to winemakers, and 2018 looks set to be a "benchmark" year for the industry. Vineyards have been able to begin their harvest a good week and a half earlier than their usual start harvest start date at the end of September, thanks to weather conditions.
