Historic Hunter Valley winery Drayton's comes to end of an era

By John Lewis
Updated January 28 2022 - 10:42am, first published January 27 2022 - 12:49pm
HARD LABOUR: A vintage worker shovels the residue of crushed grape skins and seeds from the log press.
HARD LABOUR: A vintage worker shovels the residue of crushed grape skins and seeds from the log press.

A REMARKABLE saga of backbreaking labour, initiative and resilience in the face of hardship and tragedy now comes to light as the Drayton family's history in Hunter winemaking over almost 170 years draws to a close.

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