Some say they probably won't survive this year's harvest, because of the cost of keeping vines alive. Water prices surged above A$1,000 a megalitre last year from around A$300.

有些人说，他们很可能活不过今成，因为葡萄树赖以维生实在太贵了。去每兆升成本约300澳元，如今已飙到1000澳元以上。