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Good Grape: A Wine Manifesto (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Hung by their own noose, the Australian wine industry continues to prevent the international wine marketplace from kicking the chair out from underneath them. Battling problems too numerous to list separate from the very manifest issues of oversupply and a U.S. image of “inexpensive” with a yellow and black color scheme, the Aussies are valiantly fighting for reputation at price tiers more...
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Diary of an Innkeeper (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Glenn Plays tonight at the Inn to another full house. This is great as all this support is helping us keep up with the music. We have a great wine evening tomorrow night with Australian wine maker from Yarra Bank. Non stop at the Inn to keep your eyes peeled
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boyersara | 11/28/2009
Adaptable wine racks that need no tools for assembly. Very secure design. Good bottle presentation - store wine bottles at correct tilt. Great for wine ark or wine cellars. Easy DIY wine rack furniture.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
A fatal attraction between the UK and Australia's cheap wines has led to a glut, forcing wineries to bulldoze their vineyards Australian wineries are bulldozing and selling vineyards in a desperate attempt to clear cellars choked with more than 100m wine cases in the worst glut in two decades. If the industry fails to uproot 20% of vines at least 200m more cases will pile up over the next two years....
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Research by Macquarie University alerts Australian wine growers to consider new varieties of grapes to fend off the impact of climate change A two year study of the $A 1bn (£554m) Hunter Valley wine industry, one of Australia's most prestigious wine producing regions north of Sydney, warns that extreme heat, frost and disease could devastate grapevines over the next 70 years. The study by Macquarie...
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downunderwines (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
You need deep pockets to survive in the Australian wine trade, or a consistently excellent wine portolio to make your clients rave about you.
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vickiehamiltonnb | 11/20/2009
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Australian Wine Review (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The results of the 2009 National (Australian) Wine Show were announced in Canberra tonight, and now the winners have been announced lifted I can publish the particularly interesting trophy results (below). Of particular note is not the winners themselves, but where they are sourced from, with a predominance of trophy wines sourced not from the traditional heartland of South Australia, but instead from...
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VinoFictions (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Patient: “Doctor, doctor, Claude Rains is in my brains or at least one of his characters is. All day long for the past week my mind has repeated over and over, ‘I’m shocked to learn that people cheat!’” Doctor: “That’s probably because people do cheat and also because you’ve been told this over and over. When was the last time that you remember someone...
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The Wine Connoisseur (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Wine growers in Australia are spending millions piping in water to save their vineyards. Published on http://wine.the-world-in-focus.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soiree bottle-top Wine Decanter & Aerator Product Description This is soiree is a bottle-top wine aerator. Soirée fits securely into any wine bottle allowing you to pour without dripping directly through the Soirée. By pouring...
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Marc Valdez Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Australian wines are in big trouble , but trouble there means trouble everywhere. Worldwide, vineyards have been expanding rapidly, but are there enough people in the world drinking wine? And can they possibly keep up with the supply': The report was issued yesterday in the form of a joint statement by four industry groups, the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, Wine Grape Growers of Australia,...
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The Economist (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Australia drowning in a sea of surplus Sauvignon AUSTRALIA has a lot of wine sitting around:Australia has an accumulated surplus of 100 million cases of wine that will double in the next two years if current trends continue, according to the report. The annual surplus is huge – equal to all UK export sales and there is no clear prospect of finding additional demand, either domestic or foreign,...
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binendwines (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Diageo is the world’s biggest drinks group with brands such as Johnny Walker, Baileys, Gordon’s, Guinness and countless others that are almost household names. Being formed from takeovers and mergers between spirits producers and breweries it never really had a presence in the wine market. That was until 2006 when it sent eyes rolling in sockets all over the drinks world with the announcement...
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Decanter.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The Great Australian Wine Dinner will be re-launched this month, as diners gather to support the Judy Hirst Memorial Foundation.
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Wino sapien (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Porongurup, Great Southern, Western Australia. Pinot noir. 13.5%. Approx $A20. Screwcap. The last pinot noir I tried from this part of the world was four times the price and had a lovely combination of tightness and give. I was curious to see how this more modestly priced bottled compared. . . Cherry liqueur and sap, as well the scent of the Australian bush (dried eucalyptus leaves, earth). Quite full,...
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boyersara | 11/28/2009
Adaptable wine racks that need no tools for assembly. Very secure design. Good bottle presentation - store wine bottles at correct tilt. Great for wine ark or wine cellars. Easy DIY wine rack furniture.
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vickiehamiltonnb | 11/20/2009
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rnoldwhineyv | 11/08/2009
Wine storage racks for wine case. Efficient and adjustable shelves. Side bars prevent loose wine bottle falling over. Great for home brewing. Ideal bulk wine storage solution.