Southern Hemisphere Wine Harvest 2006
With too much wine already in stock, Australia was hoping for a smaller harvest this year but the 2006 crop is only slightly down on last year’s record levels. In the first of just-drinks.com’s southern hemisphere harvest reports, Penny Boothman assesses Australia’s 2006 vintage.
Harvest Report 2006 – Australia
6 June 2006
With too much wine already in stock, Australia was hoping for a smaller harvest this year but the 2006 crop is only slightly down on last year’s record levels. In the first of just-drinks.com’s southern hemisphere harvest reports, Penny Boothman assesses Australia’s 2006 vintage.
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