30th July 2010

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Tag: viticulture

  • 2010 vintage promises 'elegant wine'

    Created Tue, 27th of Apr 2010

    Central Victorian wine grape growers believe this year's vintage will be of a high quality, despite mixed results on the vines. The harvest finished about a week ago and it was longer than normal ... more

  • Cleanskin wine production up

    Created Tue, 27th of Apr 2010

    The Western Australian Wine Industry Association says a rise in the production of cleanskin wines is a sign wineries are struggling amid a massive oversupply of grapes. Nielsen research data shows ... more

  • Wine-growing conditions 'worst in 50 years'

    Created Sat, 24th of Apr 2010

    The current conditions in the Australian wine grape industry have been described as the worst for 50 years. Wine grape harvesting is underway in South Australia and Victoria but Mark McKenzie from ... more

  • Industry delivers unpalatable message on wine glut

    Created Fri, 23rd of Apr 2010

    In the mostly sandy soils along the River Murray from Griffith to Blanchetown, the dead and dying vineyards stand out like decaying teeth in a black-toothed smile. These are the regions that have ... more

  • NSW vineyard starts pulling out vines

    Created Fri, 23rd of Apr 2010

    An award-winning vineyard in Central West NSW has started ripping out almost half of its grape vines. Swinging Bridge Estate at Canowindra is bulldozing about 30 hectares of grapes which it grew ... more

  • Southern hemisphere will yields down

    Created Thu, 22nd of Apr 2010

    A drop in southern hemisphere grape production is expected to lead to a recovery in global wine prices. The value of Australian wine exports has fallen by 20 per cent since 2007, due to oversupply ... more

  • McEwen joins wine research board

    Created Tue, 20th of Apr 2010

    Rory McEwen has been appointed the new chairman of the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation board. Mr McEwen, who recently retired as the independent Member for Mount Gambier, is ... more

  • Take the tropical wine trail

    Created Tue, 20th of Apr 2010

    Forget the Hunter, Barossa and the Clare. The Childers region, near Bundaberg in south-east Queensland, wants to make its own mark in wine tourism. Four local wineries have joined forces to ... more

  • Former minister to head wine body

    Created Tue, 20th of Apr 2010

    A former South Australian Minister for Agriculture has been appointed the new chair of the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation board. Rory McEwen says he's looking forward to ... more

  • Riverland grape growers getting depressed

    Created Tue, 20th of Apr 2010

    Mental health is a major concern among wine grape growers in South Australia's Riverland. But 96 per cent of those wine grape growers want to continue in the industry despite issues they're facing ... more

  • Icon_camera Tasmania's cool climate wines in demand

    Created Mon, 19th of Apr 2010

    Tasmanian wine makers say demand for their produce is unprecedented, despite an oversupply of grapes on the mainland. Industry experts say national grape production needs to contract by up to 30 ... more

  • Two Queensland wineries shut down their vineyards

    Created Tue, 13th of Apr 2010

    Two of Queensland's biggest wineries have mothballed large vineyards. Leeanne Gangemi, from the Queensland Wine Industry Association, says Sirromet and Jimbour have fallen victim to tough ... more

  • Wine producer charged over sultana substitution

    Created Fri, 9th of Apr 2010

    Seven years after the event, a former boss of a South Australian winery has been found guilty of passing off sultana grapes as chardonnay. Andrew Hashim, one-time managing director of Rivers Wines ... more

  • Wine lovers flock to festival

    Created Thu, 8th of Apr 2010

    About 9,000 tourists are expected to converge on south-west Western Australia for the Margaret River Wine Region Festival starting today. The event will run over four days and include food and ... more

  • Grape growers meet to discuss oversupply

    Created Tue, 6th of Apr 2010

    The Riverland Wine Grape Growers Association executive officer says low commodity prices this season means growers are not even covering operating costs. Executive officer Chris Byrne says more ... more


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