Wirra Wirra's Woes

Wirra Wirra's Woes (12 March)

My thanks to James Hooks of Lazy Ballerina and other people for sending these photos.

On 7th March at approximately 12.30 pm a fermenting tower collapsed at the well-regarded Wirra Wirra Winery in McLaren Vale. Seven workers were on the platform at the time, but luckily the injuries were most minor, however one cellar hand suffered a punctured lung and some broken ribs. The current estimate was that somewhere between 250,000 and 400,000 litres of wine was lost; most of it red. The pictures show that someone's guardian angle was working overtime.

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Sydney Time Copyright © Ric Einstein 2008	Wirra Wirra's Woes (12 March) My thanks to James Hooks of Lazy Ballerina and other people for sending these photos. On 7th March at approximately 12.30 pm a fermenting tower collapsed at the well-regarded Wirra Wirra Winery in McLaren Vale. Seven workers were on the platform at the time, but luckily the injuries were most minor, however one cellar hand suffered a punctured lung and some broken ribs. The current estimate was that somewhere between 250,000 and 400,000 litres of wine was lost; most of it red. The pictures show that someone's guardian angle was working overtime. Copyright © Ric Einstein 2008