Wine festival

Drink and democracy

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March 10th 2008
I've had quite a contrasting couple of days. Today I went on a trip to Canberra, the capital of Australia and location of its parliament. Yesterday, however, I went to a wine festival. Oh yes. New South Wales has lots of wine producers, but most of the bigger companies in Australia are based in Victoria or South Australia. In an attempt to raise the profile of local wine, the Sydney Morning ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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