Published: (24-02-2009)
Written by: Richard Ross
Victoria’s Yarra Valley, the region worst affected by the recent wildfires in Australia, has suffered fire damage to about 5% of its planted area.
The percentage corresponds to an area of 140 hectares (350 acres), and the Australian authorities believe the impact on the total grape crop for 2009 will not be large.
The Yarra Valley Wine Growers Association estimates that 29 vineyards were destroyed, or suffered some degree of damage in the..
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