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Australian Wine Vintage 2008

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2008 vintage : a better year for Australian Wines

Every vintage is different for grapegrowers and winemakers. Many problems beset the 2007 vintage in Australia, but the prospects for 2008 look better.

Below you will find some news about how things are unfolding in 2008 in some of Australia's wine regions.

Vintage 2008 - stories from the vineyard 

Early start to 2008 vintage in Rutherglen
ABC news report
The Wine Blokes » The Wine Blokes TV
TV from the Wine Blokes - whose first couple of episodes take us through the selection of some Sauvignon blanc grapes in the Adelaide Hills for the 2008 Vintage
Perricoota region looks forward to a reasonable vintage
Despite drought and restricted availability of water many vineyards anticipate a good vintage in 2008.
Granite Belt Wine and Tourism
GBWT have set up an on-line grape for sale page for the 2008 vintage on its new website. Maybe, like me, you like looking at ads even though you don't intend to buy.
The Barossa Grapegrower: Start of Vintage 2008
2008 Vintage has started early in the Barossa with the Mad Dog blogger completing the Picking of his Sauv blanc and Pinot Noir before the end of January.
Heavy rain damages Hunter Valley wine harvest
A welcome end to the drought causes problems with fungal diseases.
Early harvest prompts forecast revision
A good season has prompted forecasters to increase the expected size of the 2008 vintage.
Some of the big guys are doing well
Australian Vintage Limited (formerly McGuigan Simeon Wines) reports on profits from 2007 and is upbeat about 2008

News reports 

Better outlook for vintage 2008
Commentry on ABARE's outlook for vintage 2008 in The Land Newspaper
Sizzled fruit in the Barossa
Bethany grapegrower, Trevor Klose says wineries and growers will need to look at vintages very closely if the season continues to change...
2008 declared the wine of the century in Canberra
THIS year's wine harvest is so impressive it will be bottled for the territory's centenary celebrations, the ACT Government has announced.
Good news from the Pyrenees
Luigi Bazzani of the much awarded Warrenmang Vineyard has stated that his is a much smaller yield, but the quality of the fruit is brilliant...
SA wine vintage 'one to forget' for some - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
ABC News story about heat wave effects on Vintage 2008
What's in the sin bin? - Age Epicure report on De Bortoli's 2008
De Bortoli's chief winemaker tells Jeni Port some secrets

Saving Vines from Hail 

Another natural hazard of grapes

The vintage poster below shows an attempt to stave off hail damage to a vineyard in the Beaujolais region

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Saving Vines Beaujolais

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Readers contributions 

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Great Stuff on Amazon 

Oz Clarke's Australian Wine Companion (Oz Clarke's Wine Companions)

Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 10/06/2008)

James Halliday's Australian Wine Guide

Amazon Price: (as of 10/06/2008)

Simon & Schuster Pocket Guide to Australian & New Zealand Wines

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Vintage 2008 news from Google 

Some may not be about wine: you sort it out.

Uncorked: the nasties lurking in your favourite drop
Australian Wine Research Institute health and regulatory manager, Creina Stockley, said that Austral...
Indian delegation arrives in Bordeaux
From a consumer perspective, however, Australian wine is better known than French in India, partly d...
UK: Foster's launches Yellowglen Pink rosé in UK on-trade
Following success in the off-trade for the Australian wine brand, the company said today (6 October)...
Wine industry goes back to school
Langton's fine wine director, Mr Caillard, said Landmark Australian wine there was a "narra...

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Looks Like a great year in the Grampians
The Stawell Times has compiled some comments from local winemakers who are pleased with the 2008 Vintage

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Swan District's Vintage Report 2008
Story on Daily wine news says the quality of fruit was good, but most producers found themselves 20 to 30% down in terms of crop level...
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