27 Nov 2020

Wine industry excited for RSE resumption

From Morning Report, 6:08 am on 27 November 2020

Some pressure is lifting on the wine industry with an extra 2000 seasonal workers coming into the country for their busiest period.

The experienced seasonal workers will start arriving in January from the Pacific - they will spend two weeks in managed isolation before heading to the harvest.

Wine Marlborough's general manager Marcus Pickens says it's such a relief, but they need more than 3000 alone for winter.

He told reporter Charlotte Cook, the industry is still facing other challenges this vintage.