Our Prime Minister's Wine Cellars

News recently in from The Australian newspaper on the state of the wine cellars of our Prime Minister's two residences: Kirribilli and The Lodge. Apparently the wines are very boring and clapped out. That is debatable. Indeed, there are some more than drinkable Australian reds on the list - and a bit of good local riesling, too. The real question is volume. The Lodge has about 30 cases; Kirribilli a mere 17. Lord knows how they throw parties. Currently the Australian wine industry - which earns more than $2.5 billion in export per annum - is carrying about 100 million cases in surplus, thanks to a grape glut. The PM should show some leadership and start buying up.