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The wine industry is dead! Long live the wine industry!
I can’t believe I didn’t read this earlier! A great article by Philip White (The Independent Weekly in early May) about the rotting carcass that is the Australian wine industry! Big companies don’t...
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Rosé Revolution
It begins with a 2009 Rosato di Nebbiolo made by Tom Shobbrook and Anton van Klopper. This wine is fresh and integrated, a rosé that smells of orange peel and fresh cinnamon. It is lively on the...
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ABMSB (Anything But Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc)
I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of sauvignon blanc consumption in Australia recently. It is a widespread phenomenon that I cannot understand, however hard I try. A little piece of me dies...
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Shelf talking in the USA
Australian wine exports to the USA are slowing. The dollar is strong, the competition is stronger and our product just isn’t good enough to keep hold. So surplus wine is flooding the local market. You...
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In the weeds
Why do vignerons apply chemicals to manage weeds? Perhaps to improve machine accessibility in the vineyard? It is easier to walk through if the grass is short. Pest management is aided by removing...
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