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Winery Tower Collapse Leads To Spilled Vintage

A big accident at a winery in Australia led to the loss of more than $10 million AUD in wine. The accident occurred when a fermenting tower collapsed at the Wirra Wirra winery in the McLaren Vale region. Seven workers were on a platform when it fell apart and a cellar hand was injured. The wine spilled after the concrete platform, which held several stainless steel fermenting tanks, crumbled. The winery has bee temporarily and workers have said that the situation inside the winery has been generally chaotic. before the accident. Most of the wine lost was red and from this years vintage.


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