Rutherglen wine legend Mick Morris mourned by 400
Mick Morris was a fourth-generation keeper of Morris Wines vineyard. He received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2012. He got it for service to the wine industry. The winery was started in 1859.
Why it mattersMorris helped put Rutherglen durif and muscat on the world map. Family wineries shape rural economies across Australia. They provide employment and draw in tourism.
AustraliaRutherglen's wine region, a pillar of Victorian tourism and agriculture, loses a founding figure who built its international standing.
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