First Fleet cuttings from the Hill of Hermitage created these vineyards. Now they're under threat

When a pest epidemic destroyed most vineyards across Europe in the late 1800s, Australia's untouched syrah, or shiraz, vines became the oldest remaining vine rootstock. Now something new threatens them again.

First Fleet cuttings from the Hill of Hermitage created these vineyards. Now they're under threat
When a pest epidemic destroyed most vineyards across Europe in the late 1800s, Australia's untouched syrah, or shiraz, vines became the oldest remaining vine rootstock. Now something new threatens them again.