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Wine is produced in several areas, the best known being the
Swan Valley and Margaret River. Other areas such as
Mount Barker, are fast
gaining a reputation for quality wines as well. New wineries
are springing up all over the south west with Harvey
being the latest area to experience sharp upward growth in wine production.
Annual production exceeds 5 million litres, (annual consumption of this leads to
5 million hangovers.)
The Australian wine industry is expanding in leaps and bounds with export
quality wines being among the best in the world. Australian vineyards have even
purchased areas in France and begun production; much to the annoyance of French
wine makers; in their own back yard.
The sad thing is that you can buy most wines cheaper in suburban bottle shops
than you can at the cellar door. This tends to spoil the experience of visiting
the vineyards.
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