Industry at catastrophe
The letter has been signed by Riverland Winegrape Growers Association chair Amanda Dimas and Riverland Wine Industry Development Council chair Jim Markeas. FILE PHOTO

Industry at catastrophe

THE region’s peak wine industry representative group has issued an urgent open letter to South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas, warning that the state’s largest producing area — the “backbone for thousands of family” livelihoods — is in the grip of a severe economic and social crisis.

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by Hugh Schuitemaker

THE region’s peak wine industry representative group has issued an urgent open letter to South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas, warning that the state’s largest producing area — the “backbone for thousands of family” livelihoods — is in the grip of a severe economic and social crisis.

The letter, released on Monday, describes a situation that has escalated beyond an industry downturn into a full-blown community emergency.

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