 Irrigation made it possible to grow grapes for wine . The first grapes were planted at <unk> 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 . <unk> established their winery in the region in 1919 . 
