The wine harvest of 2013 was the largest over the past 5 years in Australia. According to the Winemakers' Federation of Australia, WFA, it's 10 percent more than the harvest in 2012. 1.83 tons of grapes were collected only this year. The final indicators are contradicting to reports that the harvests are kept on the middle and lower-middle-level. In turn, this was due to the hottest and one of the driest summers in the history. "Great vintage is the result of the fact that this year there were no major disasters, neither sickness nor floods that affected the previous vintages. Also, this time there was enough water for irrigation ", - said the WFA. Prices of raw materials have continued to rise after the fall recorded in 2011.By now they had reached AU $ 499 per ton. This is the highest level since 2009.The demand for red grape will continue to grow. The average price rose by 13% to AU $ 619 per ton. The demand for white grape is also grown, but only slightly, by 2% to reach AU $ 388 per ton. Source: www.vinum.ru