Low grape prices this vintage have prompted many Riverina growers to rip out vines, but Peter Valeri is taking a more positive approach involving grapes linked to his Italian heritage.
Vermentino, Fiano, and Nero d'Avola have also been planted, with the new varieties now making up about a third of the vineyard.The wine industry in the Riverina is bearing the brunt of a global oversupply, subdued demand, and three years of The Valeri family has seen the impact on the traditional varieties in their vineyard and were unable to find a market for some of those grapes this vintage.
"Hopefully, that's a way to have better control over the entire product and build a brand from there," he said."It's such a competitive market, so many regions that make fantastic wine and to shine in amongst the rest of Australia is quite a challenge, but I think with these varieties, we've got everything we need to achieve that.
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