Australia's Wine Surplus: Distilling Biofuel?

0:00Australia's wine industry is sitting on over 350 million bottles of surplus vino, and they're pitching a wild idea to steal it into. Biofuel to ease the ongoing petrol crunch. The head of Australian grape and wine, Lee McLean, floated this at a press club talk earlier this week, saying distillation could chip in on fuel. Needs without solving everything. He's got questions on processing, storage, and taxes, but sees potential. Meanwhile, experts like Korean Chenoo, pushback, arguing crop leftovers from sargum or sugarcane make better biofuel feedstock than drinkable wine. King Charles III even powered his Aston Martin with a blend heavy on bioethanol from excess English white wine and cheeseway. China's old sky high tariffs, crushed exports, and even after they're gone, folks are sipping less. Now the 51 billion dollar sector wants government loans to shrink down and offload the glut. Local news, powered by AI, this is Adelaide News today.