Deputy mayor honoured, show expands

Event steward Alison O'Brien prepares wines for judging at Saturday's Australian Alternative Variety Wine Show. Pictures: Ben Gross
Sam James

THE 25th Australian Alternative Variety Wine Show demonstrated the growing aptitude in the industry for making quality wines from recently adopted varieties. The 800 entries came from 211 producers with grapes sourced from 69 regions around Australia, representing every Geographical Indicator in the country. Retiring business and show manager Helen Healy was honoured at the […]

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