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Drought, heat and frost have cut yields and pushed SA's wine industry into an early vintage, but a silver lining looms in the promise of high quality wines as a result.  

Retired policeman Terry Ey and his wife Rosemary took up a posting in Darwin just before Christmas in 1974. They reflect on the terror and aftermath of one of Australia's worst ever natural disasters.

Ultra-premium wine collectors have snapped up a new commemorative bottle of Penfolds, but what is driving the hefty high price tags for luxury drops?

More chardonnay grapes were crushed across Australia in the past year than any other variety, pushing the country's white grape crush ahead of red for the first time in a decade.

A South Australian winery is turning the tables on wine tastings by pairing gourmet crunchy critters with cabernet to celebrate its focus on sustainability.

It has been four years since a contentious bypass directed trucks away from Penola, opening just before COVID-19 border restrictions in a double whammy that led to lost trade for businesses, but locals say the town is bouncing back.

A 51-year-old man facing several charges over a crash at Penola, SA that killed two people has been granted bail and is expected to face court again later this year.

Tourism leaders say South Australia's Limestone Coast needs more accommodation to suit a range of budgets to reach its full potential as a holiday destination.  

Wine exports to China have dropped to a low of $10 million a year, but China's announcement it will review tariffs on imports has given a glimmer of hope to the industry. 

The state government says chytrid fungus may be to blame for the death of hundreds of southern bell and striped marsh frogs at Bool Lagoon, near Naracoorte.

It's been almost 40 years but the memory of a champion racer who met an untimely end lives on among the twisted vines of South Australia's Limestone Coast.

Victorians are already flooding across the border for the Gather Round matches being held in SA on the weekend, but some say a game should have been held in Mount Gambier.

Killed for their fur, koalas were nearly extinct in south-east SA for 100 years, but there are signs their numbers are increasing again, with some marsupials crossing the border from Victoria.

Wine exporters across regional Victoria are building stronger ties with overseas countries to offload a glut of red wine, in what is being described as one of the most challenging harvests the sector has ever seen.

More than two years after China placed tariffs on Australian wine, SA producers are still looking for alternative markets for their product. 

Making wine is an ancient tradition but a hi-tech solution to overcome workforce shortages has seen a robotic tractor joining staff at a SA winery, and it's already making a difference. Leon Georgiou reports.

In a first for the South Australian viticulture industry, Treasury Wines is trialling a robotic tractor at its Wynns Coonawarra Estate hoping to automate some of its low-value, labour-intensive tasks.

The wine capital of Australia may seem an unlikely place for a tea business, but Belinda Hellyer has found a way to bring the two worlds together. 

The future of a government grant that supports wine producers is in doubt, with vineyard owners fearing it could mean having to stand down staff and delay expansion plans.

As housing and construction delays persist across the country, a regional South Australian council is warning people living in unapproved shipping container homes to be wary of potential health and environmental risks.