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Fortune in the wine market

Created Sun, 14^th of Mar 2010

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Dozens of wine bottling jobs go

Created Thu, 11^th of Mar 2010

Forty production workers have been laid off at the bottling headquarters of Constellation Wines at Reynella in Adelaide's south. The company says the redundancies were voluntary and resulted from ... more
Rain relief for Pyrenees' farmers

Created Tue, 9^th of Mar 2010

Farmers in the Pyrenees region are hopeful the weekend's rain spells an early break to the season. Pyrenees councillor Robert Vance recorded 38 millimetres on his Landsborough property, west of ... more
Rain crushes Riverina grape growers

Created Tue, 9^th of Mar 2010

Wine grape growers in south west NSW are assessing damage to crops after heavy rainfall over the weekend. Some parts of the Riverina had up to 200 millimetres of rain, which could leave grapes ... more
Praise for Tasmanian wine

Created Mon, 8^th of Mar 2010

Tasmania has been touted as the 'most exciting wine area in Australia' by national industry group Wine Australia. Representatives from the organisation recently toured the state and praised the ... more
Clare Valley wine grapes fetch a pittance

Created Thu, 4^th of Mar 2010

The wine glut has hit South Australia's boutique regions this vintage. Growers in the Clare Valley, who are renowned for growing quality riesling grapes, are being offered just $300 a tonne for ... more
Home-brand wines winning ground

Created Tue, 2^nd of Mar 2010

The Winemakers Federation of Australia is concerned local wines will suffer as large retailers introduce home-brand wines into the market. Woolworths Chief Executive Michael Luscombe says ... more
She's apples for Fosters, as cider market expands

Created Sun, 28^th of Feb 2010

A booming demand for cider is seen as the cure to the financial hangover caused by falling wine and beer sales. Giant brewing company Fosters recently announced falls in its more traditional ... more
Wine industry annoyed at growth of supermarket labels

Created Mon, 1^st of Mar 2010

The wine industry says the major retailers are undermining efforts to recover from the grape glut. The boss of Woolworths has warned the industry to prepare for a jump in supermarket label wine ... more
Facebook campaign forces policy change by wine company

Created Fri, 26^th of Feb 2010

An online campaign by American farmers has forced Australian wine company Yellow Tail to stop supporting animal welfare groups. The farmers called for a boycott on a Facebook page called Yellow ... more
Indigenous-run vineyard gets another vintage

Created Fri, 26^th of Feb 2010

The country's only commercial vineyard owned by Aboriginal people has just harvested its first vintage in five years. The 35-acre vineyard is on the Lachlan River, 15 kilometres north of Lake ... more
Ripping out vineyards not the only answer

Created Wed, 24^th of Feb 2010

Neil Delroy owns and manages around a thousand hectares of vineyards in WA and Victoria but he has taken the hard decision in the past year to rip out more than 170 hectares of vines. And, he ... more
Winery rips out wines, at considerable cost

Created Wed, 24^th of Feb 2010

An award-winning vineyard at Canowindra in Central West NSW will pull out almost half of its grape vines. A national oversupply of wine grapes has seen prices plummet, throwing the industry into ... more
Council moves to protect wine region

Created Wed, 24^th of Feb 2010

Cessnock council is developing a long-term strategy to protect wine growing areas in response to concerns about an increased number of housing developments. A new local environment plan is being ... more
Wine strategy not 'political'

Created Mon, 22^nd of Feb 2010

The South Australian Wine Industry Council says it has developed a five year strategy to ensure collaboration with the State Government in furthering the industry. The council's co-chairwoman ... more