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2009 southern harvest winemakers

Welcome to Wine Spectator's 2009 Southern Hemisphere harvest blog. A group of winemakers from some of the world's major wine regions--Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa--have generously agreed to blog about their experiences during their busiest time of year and answer your questions about crush.

Check out who is currently blogging and look for more to come as harvest kicks off in different regions:

Argentina
Santiago Achával
Co-owner and winemaker, Achával-Ferrer

Australia
Stuart Bourne
Winemaker and operations manager, Barossa Valley Estate

Chile
Alvaro Espinoza
Wine consultant and owner-winemaker, Antiyal

New Zealand
Steve Smith
Managing director and director of wine, Craggy Range

South Africa
Ken Forrester
Founder and winemaker, Ken Forrester Wines

Recent posts:

• Earning Certification and Nearing the End with the Reds (May 4, 2009)
• Cheers, Thanks and Farewell from Barossa Valley (Apr 28, 2009)
• Hello Again … And Good-Bye from Argentina (Apr 24, 2009)
• The Greatest Red Wine Vintage Ever! (Apr 23, 2009)
• And Now the Party (Apr 22, 2009)
• A Fond Farewell from South Africa as One Vintage Ends and Another Begins (Apr 21, 2009)
• The New Zealand Correspondent Who Went Bush! (Apr 20, 2009)
• The Best Harvest in Memory in South Africa (Apr 14, 2009)
• Final Ferments During Easter in Barossa (Apr 13, 2009)
• On Our Way with Cabernet and Syrah in Chile (Apr 9, 2009)