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The grapes of wrath for Australian growers

"The supply of wine grapes exceeds demand and this is affecting those grape growers whose economic fortunes are dire because the crop they grow is worth less than the cost of production," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.  

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Curtain up on June’s national wine festival 

The four-day National Wine Festival of Australia will be held in June, celebrating Australian winemaking and marking the 50th anniversary of the National Wine Show of Australia. Wine writer RICHARD CALVER reports from the launch event.

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Figuring out a wine favourite without numbers

Wine writer RICHARD CALVER has a copy of the latest Halliday Wine Companion and while he salutes the work of  doyen James Halliday, he's not comfortable with numeric scores being attached to wines. 

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