Current trends and future predictions for Australian viticulture.

In keeping with this issue's them of 'Planning for the Future', Tony explores what might be on the horizon for Australia's viticulture industry. In this article he asks whether Shiraz will continue to underpin the industry's future. In Part 2, which will be published in the May/June issue of the Wine & Viticulture Journal, Tony will look at the viticultural developments and environmental factors that will assist or impede the future growth of Australian viticulture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]