The drought is expected to lead to a surge in wine imports of up to 25 per cent by 2009.
Just two years after major oversupply problems, bulk wine producers say they are now trying to compensate for a shortfall in local supplies.
The Australian Wine Sector Supply and Demand Assessment expects imports to increase from 34 [...]

Illinois wineries will benefit from a wine shipping bill signed into law by Governor Rod Blagojevich.
The law allows wineries to sell their products to in-state and out-of-state consumers more easily and is the result of compromise between wine growers and the alcoholic beverage industry, according to a press release.
LAW’S PROVISIONS
House Bill 429 allows wineries to [...]