Australian vintage could be down 22%
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Written by Graham Holter
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Saturday, 28 February 2009 |
The 2009 Australian wine grape harvest could be 22% lower than last year, according to some calculations.
Although the Australian Wine & Brandy Corporation has a preliminary estimate of an 11% fall, to 1.63 million tonnes, Rabobank is warning that the vintage could weigh in at just 1.42 million tonnes - a 22.4% fall on the 2008 figure.
Australia's problems are all down to the drought conditions and the heatwave which has destroyed a great deal of fruit. Bushfires have also taken their toll in the Yarra Valley.
But there is also falling demand for wine grapes and the AWBC admits that some fruit will simply be left on the vine.
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