AUS: Wine areas face closure
AUS: Wine areas face closure
Feb 21, 2011 6
VINEYARDS struggling to recover from oversupply face closure from water cuts flagged in a Murray rescue plan, winemakers warn.
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority yesterday published more than 160 official responses to its plan to return the system to health by mandating large reductions to water consumption.
The Winemakers Federation of Australia warns the industry's outlook is already rocky in the wake of a grape glut and closure could be "the only option" for some irrigation districts if large water cuts are introduced.
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