 Irrigation made it possible to grow grapes for wine . The first grapes were planted at Hanwood in the spring of 1913 by John James McWilliam and his eldest son Jack who had come to the district from their winery in Junee . Irrigation was by carting of water until the irrigation channels were opened a few months later . The first grapes were picked in 1916 and sent to Junee for processing . Penfolds established their winery in the region in 1919 . 
