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Mark Walpole @fightinggullyrd

Vigneron, and general all-rounder for Fighting Gully Road wines at Beechworth. Alternative varieties tragic; and walnut grower too!

Joined June 2009
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“Apocalyptic” hail storms in French wine regions vitisphere.com/news-96925-ap…
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Chianti star Isole e Olena will join Brunello star Biondi Santi in the EPI #wine portfolio. @WineSpectator's @BSandersonWine reports winespectator.com/articles/e…

EPI Group Buys Chianti Classico’s Isole & Olena

The Chianti standout and its super Tuscan Cepparello cuvée join Brunello star Biondi Santi in the EPI portfolio

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Syrah or Shiraz: which camp are you in?

Oz Clarke draws back the curtain on the history – and mystery – behind a grape variety with two names and a thousand different personalities

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This is why Burgundy is going to get even pricier

Variable yields due to climatic extremes are making Burgundy even more costly to produce, affecting prices at both ends of the quality pyramid, according to Frédéric Drouhin.

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Frost is not uncommon in vineyards, but it's rare for freezing temperatures to strike Oregon and California in mid-April, damaging growing vines. @WineSpectator reports #wine winespectator.com/articles/l…

Late-Spring Frost Imperils Oregon and California Vineyards

The extent of damage to vineyards and the 2022 crop in Willamette Valley, Lodi and the Sierra Foothills is still being assessed

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How Much Is a Wine Book Collection Worth? $2 Million, Maybe …

Veteran California winemaker Sean Thackrey’s assemblage of more than 700 historic wine reference books and manuscripts dating to the 6th century goes on sale at the New York International Antiquarian...

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Horticultural fleeces now being tested in appellation areas in France vitisphere.com/news-96470-ho…

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In Chablis vineyards, fear grows that destructive frosts may become the norm reuters.com/business/environ…

In Chablis vineyards, fear grows that destructive frosts may become the norm

For French winemaker Thomas Ventoura, the spring frost that hit the Chablis vineyards of northeast Burgundy over the weekend has a bitter taste of déjà-vu.

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Bordeaux readies itself for the arrival of disease resistant grape varieties vitisphere.com/news-95984-bo…

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Undoubtedly Sangiovese will too spread to cooler and drier regions in Australia not currently growing the variety, with great results. winespectator.com/articles/a…

A Man at Montalcino’s Summit

At Le Ragnaie, Riccardo Campinoti demonstrated the merits of high-altitude Brunello. Now more producers are moving up. Robert Camuto visits ]to learn what's behind the estate's success.

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Australia’s warning time is running out: Beazley | Brendan Nicholson | aspistrategist.org.au/austra… via @aspi_org

Australia’s warning time is running out: Beazley | The Strategist

Former defence minister Kim Beazley has delivered a sobering comparison between how Australia dealt with the lead-up to World War II and the complex and deteriorating strategic situation it faces...

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Billionaire-backed Barossa 'most authentic possible' says Italian winemaker

It’s a novel combination for a new top-end Australian wine: an Argentine billionaire, a Chilean soil scientist, and an Italian winemaker. But together, they have created “the most authentic Barossa...

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philip white@whiteswine
14 Dec 2021
Any mob that can't run a gubmnt, and a dirty one at that, has no chance of managing something as complex and vulnerable as our Rivers. theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Murray-Darling basin: ‘flawed’ flood water giveaway could reverse decade of reforms

Members of irrigation review committee say NSW could end up licensing an unsustainable amount of water

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The rise of (really interesting) rosé – and three to try this summer goodfood.com.au/drinks/wine/… via @goodfoodAU
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How Ceretto shows Barolo 2016 is the vintage of a generation the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/c…
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P​rosecco protesters rise up against ‘ruthless expansion’ of Italian winemakers theguardian.com/world/2021/s…

P​rosecco protesters rise up against ‘ruthless expansion’ of Italian winemakers

Locals say cypress trees have been lost and rivers polluted by pesticides and wastewater from wineries

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Eactly what the Federal Government needs to do here. Underwrite multi peril insurance for vignerons across the country to ensure the ongoing viability of the industry as climate changes. thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/0…
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