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November 24th 2006
Italy: Promising harvest
by Michèle Shah

Until spring, the weather was generally colder than usual with some ice and snowfalls in north and central Italy. A hot June and July followed with almost no rain, while August was cooler and rainier than usual. Warm sunny days and cool nights fostered a good ripening season in September and October.
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November 22nd 2006
France: Business as usual
by Hervé Lalau and Bernard Burtschy

Most French press releases refer to 2006 as a classic vintage, which is certainly not the case. France experienced drought until July, a cold, rainy month of August and an unusual September. The only classic month was that of June, which was warm and sunny. Nor was much truly classic about the rains, either.
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November 17th 2006
Germany: All or nothing
by Dr. Herman Pilz and Richard Grosche

In July it looked as if it would be a magnificent year for German winemakers. Sufficient rains during the winter, a slightly delayed blossom and then the hottest July ever recorded had set the stage for great expectations. Then, temperatures dropped and August rains gorged the grapes.
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October 13th 2006
Argentina: Plenty and good

by Daniel López Roca

The Argentinean producers are absoltely elated with the results of the 2006 harvest which ended on the 30th of April. 2.855 million kilos of grapes produced 1.360 million litres of wine and 611 million litres of must according to the National Institute of Viniculture..

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October 12th 2006
Australia: Three in a row

by James Halliday

Only the wine producers of the world can dread bountiful harvests. All other agricultural businesses dream of ideal seasons and large crops. Australia is no exception: large areas of the inland are in the grip of drought causing great pain for farmers and graziers, while the wine industry has had three large vintages in a row, beginning in 2004...

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October 11th 2006
Chile: Living on the edge

by Ana María Barahona

Although optimists, the large wineries acknowledge the need for an adjustment period following several years of inflated prices, catastrophic omens predicted that Chile would soon be swimming in wine..

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October 10th 2006
New Zealand: Pinot Noir surges

by Bob Campbel

New Zealand`s wine industry faces a grape harvest increased by one-third in 2006 to a record high, raising fears of oversupply that have since proven misplaced..

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October 9th 2006
South Africa: Exports still rising

by Michael Fridjhon

It is not often that a beleaguered wine industry gets the vintage it hoped for, but most of South Africa’s growers had every reason to be delighted with the bounty of 2006. The crop was slightly less than the average of the past four years...

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