Poor Ozzie

stillajwexelder

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23828761/from/ET/wid/18298287>1=45002
not good news - disastrous in fact
ninja

I'm glad I live in scotland....the only country in the world looking forward to global warming.......bring on the warm rain.....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......and saves money on showers and baths
Nathan Natas

Couldn't they just grow raisins instead of grapes?
stillajwexelder

South East Australian wine will get more expensive
brinjen

It's not looking good, they've yet to get any benefit out of La Nina, which is already showing signs of weakening. They have a 50-55% chance of exceeding the average rainfall this winter.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/ahead/rain.seaus.shtml
ozziepost

Don't worry, Stilla, I get mine from Margaret River in WA; don't touch that SA stuff.
VoidEater

At least Shiraz will be the least affected...
"There's a Darwinian economics going on at the moment, and the outcome remains to be seen," said Paul Henry, general manager of market development at Australian Wine and Brandy Corp
Aha!