(Guardian) - 'Nigh-on-perfect' growing conditions bring good news for industry hit in recent years by bad weather, bush fires and strong currency. After years of heat waves, bush fires and heavy rain, Australia's wine industry is about to benefit from the best growing conditions for grapes in two decades, experts say. James Halliday, one of the country's top wine writers, says the weather has been "nigh-on perfect" in South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia and will produce wines with exceptional colour and quality.