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"We like to machine harvest grapes below 20 degrees Celsius."
A curly-haired man looks at his phone while standing near a tractor on a rural property.

A smiling, curly-haired man on a vineyard at night.

A harvester offloads grapes from a vineyard into containers at night.

"Wineries ran out of refrigeration, they ran out of water — it was mayhem."

A harvester picks grapes in a vineyard at night.

A vineyard at night.

"As an industry, we are certainly learning to adapt to the climate as it changes,"
Mr Jorgensen said.

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