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Wine crushes previous record
9 Sep 2004
The wine industry achieved record production in 2004, with an estimated crush of 1.86 million tonnes, up 40 per cent on the previous record, in 2002. Production of the two top specialist red varieties, shiraz and cabernet sauvignon, increased by 43 per cent and 41 per cent respectively on the 2003 vintage. Specialist white varieties also rose, led by chardonnay with an increase of 18 per cent. Semillon was up by 34 per cent, while Riesling increased by 26 per cent.
The Land, 08/09/04
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