Jefford on Monday

John Forrest's February call for his fellow Marlborough growers to think about moving towards 'a self-enforced appellation system … with strict controls over yield and quality' broached a topic which, I suspect, we will hear a lot more about in the next few years.

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And now for the grubby business: money.

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Here's the plot. A forex day-trader with a Ferrari and a diamond stud in each ear happens to sit next to a printer from Maryland in a Washington DC bar. They share a few beers and talk about life. The printer says he's not rich, but if he had some capital, he could be very rich by next week. "Oh yeah?" says the day trader, stroking his goatee.

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Wine Australia’s abrupt decision to end its export approval panel tastings at the end of January was an intriguing sign of change in its wine culture.

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