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Better than Pommard! : a history of wine in Victoria
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Better than Pommard! : a history of wine in Victoria

by David Dunstan, Walter James

This history traces the Victorian wine industry from the 1840s, covering the 1860s boom, regional production, and the impact of phylloxera. It examines the industry's economic significance in relation to gold and wool.

Accession 12526 ISBN 1875606130 Publisher Australian Scholarly Publishing, Museum of Victoria
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