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Grape Identity Crisis in Australia
Australian Wine growers are shocked over news that most of what they thought were plantings of the Spanish grape variety Albariño are actually the French variety Savagnin. The mix-up was revealed by DNA profiling conducted by Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, the body responsible for importing vine plant material.
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