The grading system is entrenched
at the larger -
volume end of Australia's wine industry:
lower grade fruit and wine ends up in casks and cheaper
bottles, such as the # 5 UK supermarket specials that drove much of Australia's export growth in the early 2000s; higher grade fruit and wine ends up in more expensive
bottles, such as the Penfolds Bin Series wines that are driving much of Australia's success in China now.