A third of the country’s wineries could disappear in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Australian Grape and Wine, the industry’s peak national body.
“We’ve got 2,600 wineries at the moment and 30 per cent of that we could lose,” CEO, Tony Battaglene reported last week.
“That’s anything up to 700 or 800 businesses, it’s that serious. I’m very worried.”
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