Oz Grape Glut Keeps Wine Prices Low

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Issue: October 31, 2006

Europe and Australia share a similar problem: massive grape oversupply, to the tune of about 1 billion liters of unsold wine sitting in tanks and bottles. But while the European Union's Agriculture Commission has proposed that growers tear out more than 1 million acres of vines over the next five years, the more conservative Australian government is simply pushing the industry to sell more wine.

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