National Rural News

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 ...

Viticulture - General

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

Viticulture - General

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

Top WA drops revealed

21/10/2008 | Western Australia's burgeoning wine industry cracked open a few bottles after recognising the best drops throughout the state last night.

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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New board to oversee grape and wine R&D

13/10/2008 | A new board has been appointed to oversee strategic investment in research and development for the Australian grape and wine industry. | Wine industry goes back to school | Tas looking to bumper wine vintage

Viticulture - General

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