abare research report 06 16 www abareconomics com i nno v at on n econom c s australian wine industry challenges for the future terry sheales stephen apted andrew dickson rohan kendall and simon french october 2006 ii commonwealth of australia this work is copyright act 1968 permits fair dealing study news reporting criticism or review selected passages tables diagrams may be reproduced such purposes provided acknowledgment source included major extracts entire document not by any process without written permission executive director issn 1037 8286 isbn 1 920925 71 6 t a r canberra bureau agricultural resource economics gpo box 1563 2601 telephone 61 2 6272 2000 facsimile 2001 internet professionally independent government economic agency project 3138 iii foreword grape growing industries have grown remark ably since