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In this months edition

GrapeGrowers & Vignerons
+ Fine wine course shines spotlight on Aust
+ Aussie invention to transform packaging
+ Inland regions bear brunt of cut-backs
+ Working together to reach consumers
+ Promotion plans for quality boost
+ WA grower forced into 'best option'
+ Committee farewells industry leader
+ Sparkling supremo targets the Apple Isle
+ Export influences many and varied

Fine wine course shines spotlight on Aust

ALTHOUGH export figures for Australian fine wine producers appear grim, the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation hopes its latest promotion of Australian fine wines - the Landmark Australia Tutorial GrapeGrowers & Vignerons+

Aussie invention to transform packaging

IT is called a Squattle and it is an innovation that has the potential to revolutionise global wine packaging. But what exactly is a Squattle? GrapeGrowers & Vignerons+

Inland regions bear brunt of cut-backs

INITIAL indications of the outcome of the 2009 winegrape harvest suggest that the 20 per cent cut in production advocated by winemakers has occurred in the major inland regions rather than including t GrapeGrowers & Vignerons+

Working together to reach consumers

IN part two of a four-part series, Primary Industries and Resources South Australia looks at sustainable value chains - why it is a good way to do business and where to start GrapeGrowers & Vignerons+

Promotion plans for quality boost

THE tablegrape industry in the eastern states of Australia is about to launch a campaign, hopefully with legislative backing, aimed at creating quality standards to increase sales. GrapeGrowers & Vignerons+

WA grower forced into 'best option'

A QUICK flick through the major real estate websites will find more than 40 vineyards and wineries for sale in southwest Western Australia. The majority of these were developed during the viticulture GrapeGrowers & Vignerons+

Committee farewells industry leader

WINE Industry Suppliers Australia is mourning the loss of past committee member Nic Law after he lost his battle with leukemia last month. GrapeGrowers & Vignerons+

Sparkling supremo targets the Apple Isle

AUSTRALIA'S most decorated sparkling winemaker has revealed that he favours fruit from Tasmania's south and east coast sub-regions. GrapeGrowers & Vignerons+

Export influences many and varied

TWO years ago, the volume of Australian wine shipped to overseas destinations peaked at about 800 million litres, but declined thereafter until November 2008 when it started to grow again from a low o GrapeGrowers & Vignerons+

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