Wine industry 'disaster' fear

The Advertiser: Wine industry 'disaster' fear :

"Oversupply of wine grapes and huge stockpiles of wine have been identified as signals of a crisis which has forced many wine grapes to wither on the vine."

What is the problem with the export process and why has the volume of export wines dropped? Why are we no longer competitive? I know from friends living overseas even some of our ordinary wines are very popular and fetching a good price. There has been a bit of a switch on the younger market to what only can be described as cordial drinks with alcohol content. Very sickly and front of palate stuff. Very fruity. People seem to be losing the taste for full bodied drinks and food, so I guess the wine industry will have to look at that aspect too. Poor them. Must be annoying for all winemakers when people just don't appreciate a good wine! We have had a lot of people, and probably too many going into small wineries and making a lifestyle for themselves but in the end it's probably made too many indians and not enough chiefs. As for grapes wasting on the bush. Can't they be dried? Can't we make use of dried fruit because that is something which is nutritious but also can be kept and made into something worthwhile. I know las summer I was stunned with the choices of grapes we had in fruit and veg shops and supermarkets. We had some real choices and some real taste sensations. I have never eaten so many grapes in my life and I even dried them at home over the summer and they have made brilliant fruit cakes. Really rich, interesting flavours.