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A man in a blue jumper surrounded by crates of green grapes

Several graphs showing the decline in wine production in 2023

"The white crush [in the inland regions] was also down 25 per cent but the average price paid for white grapes was down 5 per cent so the biggest impact was in those warm, inland, red grapes."

Orange and green bar graphs showing various vintage measurements

"One upside to the cool weather was that it was conducive to producing higher quality fruit,"
Mr Bailey said.

"Some of the very large wineries had troubles accessing their vineyards and enough staff in a timely manner —it was just devastating for growers."

A vineyard in the rain, with rows of vines disappearing into the mist.

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