As a starter we thought you would appreciate a list of the wine regions.
Swan District Perth Hills Peel Geographe Margaret River Blackwood Valley Pemberton Manjimup Great Southern
They are listed from North to South, Swan District being the hottest as it is nearest the Equator.
2008 Vintage
The predicted reduction on the 2007 vintage appears not to be happening. The predictions for the total Australian vintage are for 1.4M tonnes, the same as for 2007. The estimates for WA are for a better crop than in 2007 so I guess this will please those companies in SE Australia who had the foresight to forward buy WA grapes for shipment to SE Australia.
I wrote these words some weeks ago and, as predicted. the total grape harvest for both Australia and WA as a region have been better than expected but still not up to previous years. So the report in The Times on Majestic Wines' prediction of price increases based on a reduced Australian grape harvest may well happen.
