National Rural News

It's time to create excitement in wine

1/12/2008 | In the face drought, wine oversupply and the global financial crisis - to name just a few challenges - one leader is calling on the Australian wine industry to exude passion, inspiration and excitment. | Tough terms from Tesco threaten ... | Domestic wine sales ease in ...

Viticulture - General

Fruit wine fights to change its image

29/11/2008 | Ask the average wine drinker what they think of wine made from fruit other than grapes and the responses are typically: "It's too sweet" etc. Fruit wine makers however, have a different story. | Domestic wine sales ease in ... | Nissan tries again with Murano 4WD

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Red/rosé wine output surges by 40pc

28/11/2008 | Australian wine production for 2007-08 rose by 27pc, but lower domestic wine sales and a drop in exports has led to increased wine stocks according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. | Wine industry faces clear and ... | New brewery joins Hunter wine ...

Viticulture - General

Canberra landmark wine: this sweet drop comes once in a century

22/11/2008 | The sweet smell of a crisp new riesling filled the air at the Brindabella Hills Winery this week as the team bottled a landmark Canberra wine. | New brewery joins Hunter wine ... | 31pc jump in 2008 wine crush

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Tough terms from Tesco threaten Aus wine exports

18/11/2008 | British supermarket and liquor giant Tesco is cutting 15pc of its total range over the next six months in a move that will hurt Australian wine exports, which account for 25pc of the total UK market. | Here's $300m, do your bit and ... | Debt-ridden farmers forced to ...

Viticulture - General

Domestic wine sales ease in September

11/11/2008 | The trend estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced wine was 35.3 million litres in September, a decrease of 0.6pc from August 2008, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. | Aussie wine researchers crack ... | Show time for global master of ...

Viticulture - General

Wine industry faces clear and present danger

6/11/2008 | The Federal Government's clear indications that the grape and wine industry may soon be under a tax siege has triggered a flurry of debate and submissions to try to discourage hasty and unwarranted government action. | Top WA drops revealed | Bottled wine exports on the rise

Viticulture - General

New brewery joins Hunter wine trail

3/11/2008 | Wine may be the established Hunter drop, but a growing number of boutique and craft breweries have the region's vineyards on the hop. | Top WA drops revealed | China ready to shore up food ...

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31pc jump in 2008 wine crush

30/10/2008 | The weight of grapes crushed in Australia in 2007-08 jumped up by 31pc compared with that for the previous year. Beverage wine production rose by 27pc, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. | Bottled wine exports on the rise | New board to oversee grape and ...

Viticulture - General

Aussie wine researchers crack the yeast code

28/10/2008 | In a world first, scientists at the Australian Wine Research Institute have cracked the genetic code of a wine yeast. |

Comments (1) | New board to oversee grape and ... | Wine sales show signs of recovery

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Show time for global master of wine

25/10/2008 | At a dinner party or a restaurant where a series of wines are to be served, Debra Meiburg asks for a cup to spit the wine into. | Wine sales show signs of recovery | CSIRO outlines changed role for ...

Viticulture - General

Bottled wine exports on the rise

20/10/2008 | The share of bottled exports increased by 5 percentage points to 76pc in the year ended September 2008, as the bulk wine share of the total export mix fell 4 percentage points to 23pc, according to Wine Australia. |

Comments (1) | Wine industry goes back to school | Tas looking to bumper wine vintage

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Wine sales show signs of recovery

9/10/2008 | There are signs that wine sales are on the road to recovery, with the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing the trend estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced wine at 36.1 million litres in August 2008, an increase of 0.5pc from July 2008. | Melamine scare in Chinese ... | Water buy-back boilover

Viticulture - General