Wine Grapes
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A different kind of dry July
THERE will be a fair bit of fantasy in this report, which might also contain a fair bit of fortune telling at the same time,…
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Dark (red) clouds hang over grape industry
WE received 22 millimetres of rain last week and another 5mm on the weekend, which was very welcome, as the grapevines need to be wet…
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Needed rain welcome, needed better prices also welcome
ON that very important day of Anzac Day we also had a very welcome 63mm of rain. It was great to give the vines a…
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Grapes on the go
WE completed our wine grape harvest with the last three trucks of Lambrusco Maestri last week. We are happy with the result and only had…
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Harvest a slightly happier affair in 2025
The winegrape harvest has, as always, been hectic. Following this, our last full-on week, we hope to catch our breath a bit and work through…
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Crackdown on wine industry practices
MURRAY Valley Winegrowers has welcomed a Federal Government decision to conduct an independent review of contractual practices in the industry in response to some stakeholder’s…
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Warm welcome to the new year
THE big picture scenario in the wine job will not change until a joint effort to remove the more than 20 million litres of surplus…
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Hardly springing into the spring
SPRING has certainly sprung, but in some ways it is a little bit too early, with grapevines emerging ahead of schedule. This comes on top…
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The whiff of spring is welcomed
Spring is on the way, with the days lengthening quickly.It’s nearly light now when I jog out the door for my morning run. Oops, I…
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Crush revival delivers region massive financial injection
The 2024 Murray Darling-Swan Hill grape crush was up a whopping 38 per cent on the previous year at 282,338 tonnes. And while Murray Valley…
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Farmers’ salty teardrops as snails are en route for Paris
MACHINE pruning is ongoing – with still a fair way to go. And, at the same time, trying to do a tidy job to lessen…
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Grape crush numbers rise
THE 2024 Murray Darling-Swan Hill grape crush was up 38 per cent on the previous year at 282,338 tonnes new data has shown. But Murray…
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