The Charles Sturt University (CSU) Winery will begin the 2014 grape harvest in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 12 February, with winemaker Mr Andrew Drumm expecting a quality vintage despite the recent hot weather. Mr Drumm said the harvest had been brought forward because of the hot spell, but the weather hadn't hurt the quality of the fruit. "We'll pick Muscat and Shiraz to begin with, and the volumes will probably be a little down on previous years," he said. "But the past three or four years have been challenging because we've had late rain, and we've had to really pick and choose the fruit we've used to make the wine. This year it looks like we'll be able to use almost all the fruit we pick." CSU Winery produces about 100 tons of fruit a year in its vineyards at Wagga Wagga and Orange, and last year produced about 10 000 cases of wine, marketed as Charles Sturt Wines.