At almost 50% complete, the 2008 Australian winegrape harvest looks set to deliver between 1.55 and 1.65 million tonnes.
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California vintners crushed 3.24 million tons of winegrapes in 2007, up 3 percent from 2006’s crush of 3.14 million winegrape tons, according to the Preliminary Grape Crush Report from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The total was as predicted from last fall’s forecasts. The final report will be issued March 10, 2008.
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 5/2008 of 4 January 2008 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1282/2001 as regards the final date for submitting harvest and production declarations for the 2007/08 wine year
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California winegrape growers are finding a mixed picture in the just-released 2007 California Winegrape Crush Report. While the report shows a slight increase to 3.239 million tons, up 5 percent from the 2006 harvest, overall winegrape prices fell from an average of $583 in 2006 to $563 in 2007, a decrease of 3 percent.
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After the picking of the final grapes of the 2007 Rioja harvest on 2 November, the Control Board of the Denominación de Origen Calificada (D.O.Ca.) expressed their satisfaction with the quality of this year’s vintage. President Victor Pascual Artacho attributed the potential for high quality wines to the technical expertise and professionalism of growers in the region and the good weather that accompanied the final stages of maturation.
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As this year’s grape harvest comes to an end, wine-growers in all 13 German wine-growing regions are thoroughly satisfied. Monika Reule, managing director of the Geman Wine Institute/Mainz, is glad that “everything went well this year” and added that “not only are this year’s qualities above average, but also the quantities harvested – currently estimated at 10.5 to 11 million hectoliters – are reason to be pleased, not least because this will enable us to better meet the increased demand for German wines at home and abroad than was possible the past year.”
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A combination of exceptional weather conditions and the care and attention of the growers, makes 2007 an exceptional vintage. The first signs of phenolic ripeness announced at the start of the harvest have now been confirmed. “The 2007 vintage will be truly great!”
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The Wine Industry Drought Taskforce, the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) and Wine Grape Growers’ Australia (WGGA) have recently announced that the 2008 harvest is likely to fall to between 800,000 tonnes and 1.3 million tonnes. The range of the estimated shortfall points to the difficulty in accurately determining an early insight into actual yields.
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The 2008 Australian winegrape vintage could be down by more than 50% if current unfavourable seasonal conditions continue.
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According to recent figures released by the French Ministry of Agriculture from a study carried out by SCEES (le Service Central des Enquêtes et Etudes Statistiques) there is a potential harvest of some 49.9million hectolitres of which 23.0million hectolitres are appellation wines (VQPRD), 14.3million hectolitres vins de pays, 4.5m of other types including must and 8.1million hectolitres for wines suitable to be made into Cognac. This is potentially one of the lowest since the year 2000 and 6% below that of 2006. Appellation wines are on average 2% below the average and 3% below that of 2006.
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Reporting Period: 12 months to 30 June 2007
Previous Reporting Period: 12 months to 30 June 2006 The financial statements attached to this report have been audited by Ernst & Young and are not subject to a qualification. A copy of the audit report applicable to the full financial statements is attached to this announcement. CONSOLIDATED OPERATING STATEMENT Current Full Year NZ$’000; Up/Down %; Previous Corresponding Full Year NZ$’000 OPERATING REVENUE: Trading revenue: $133,105; up 56%; $85,384 OPERATING SURPLUS BEFORE TAX: $23,394; up 190%; $8,062 Less tax on operating profit: $7,374; up 160%; $2,841 NET SURPLUS AFTER TAX ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF LISTED ISSUER: $16,020; up 207%; $5,221
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The extraordinarily warm weather in spring 2007 led to a rapid development of the vines and an extremely early blossoming. According to Ernst Büscher of the German Wine Institute, Mainz, the first vines in Germany have blossomed about a week earlier than ever before. The earliest recorded blossoming to date was in the Rheingau on 2 June 1993. On average, blossoming takes place in mid-June.
The Australian winegrape intake has fallen an estimated 25% in 2007 to 1.42 million tonnes according to the 2007 Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) Vintage Report.
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The 2007 Australian winegrape harvest is all but complete with a harvest of 1.34 million tonnes expected, the smallest since 2000, according to the April Harvest Update released today by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation.
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At just over half complete, the 2007 Australian winegrape harvest is expected to come in at 1.35 million tonnes, making it the smallest harvest since 2000 and a third smaller than total production in 2006, according to an assessment released today by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation.
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The German grape harvest has rarely been completed as quickly as it was this year with picking accelerated in regions south of the Rheingau due to heavy autumn rainfall.
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“A real charmer”. Such is the epithet most frequently employed when Burgundy’s newest vintage is discussed. Nearly two months after the grape harvest, and following a year typified by rather unusual and capricious weather, Burgundy’s winemakers are finally catching their breath. The 2006 vintage, a demanding year which never allowed an idle moment in both the vineyards and cellar, excels with its whites and surprises with its reds.
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