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Will Someone Please Turn the Taps Off !!?? Irrigation in the Vineyard - Why Waste.
By Jon F.
On a recent trip to a large vineyard and cirtus region in South Australia, I was quite amazed and angry to drive past vineyard after vineyard on a near 40 degree C day, with over head irrigation systems pumping out litre after litre of precious Murray River water.
Firstly, with the technology available today [...]
Australian Wine Looses it Personality - What Personality??
A recent article in the Grapegrowers & Vignerons Magazine, Year of change for Aus in the UK by Shay Bayly last month pointed out what is fast becoming an oozing sore for the reputation of the Australian Wine Industry abroad. Tesco’s in the UK it seems have asked the producers of Australian [...]
