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Vineyard economics 101

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

The price you get for winegrapes is one thing, but the other thing that really matters is what yield you get off that hectare of land. When you multiply the two together you can compare the worth of different varieties and different parts of the country.
So I recently came across a database of West Australian […]

Adventures in winemaking

Friday, February 1st, 2008

There should be only two brands in Western Australian wine marketing. Margaret River and Western Australia. Although it is possible to market your wine as belonging to your local area (appellation/Geographic Indication/GI) this is a marketing blunder and wineries located outside Margaret River should follow a different path.
Margaret River has done a great job […]