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年收成，因为葡萄树赖维生在太贵了。去年每兆升成本约300，如今已飙到1000上。