China tariffs causes Victorian harvest to tank

Annabelle Cleeland
March 24 2022 - 6:00am
New markets: India and Adrian Munari, Munari Wines, Heathcote, are focusing on domestic consumers after losing 30 per cent of their export market when China introduced new tariffs.
New markets: India and Adrian Munari, Munari Wines, Heathcote, are focusing on domestic consumers after losing 30 per cent of their export market when China introduced new tariffs.

The 2.1-billion litres of unsold Australian wine sitting in storage is wreaking havoc on Victoria's grape harvest this season, as a storage shortage forces growers to leave grapes on vines.

Annabelle Cleeland

Annabelle Cleeland is a Stock & Land journalist. She has worked at Australian Community Media for more than a decade serving in a number of roles including editor, senior journalist and national sheep & wool writer. She runs a fine Merino wool property with her young family in North-East Victoria.

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