After overcoming seasons of drought and bushfires, the 2021 wine vintage is being described as a 'unicorn'.

The rare combination of good fruit set, plenty of water, a lack of heatwaves has delivered a record crop at just over 2 million tonnes - or 31 percent higher than 2020.

Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Wine Australia General Manager Rachel Triggs.


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After overcoming seasons of drought and bushfires, the 2021 wine vintage is being described as a 'unicorn'.
The rare combination of good fruit set, plenty of water, a lack of heatwaves has delivered a record crop at just over 2 million tonnes - or 31 percent higher than 2020.
Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Wine Australia General Manager Rachel Triggs.
 Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast
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