Pernod Ricard asks SA court to overturn irrigation licence denial due to frost risk

Pernod Ricard, maker of wine including Jacob’s Creek and Wyndham Estate, has filed court action against the Environment and Heritage Department. It wants the Environment, Resources and Development Court to overturn the department’s refusal to allocate extra River Murray irrigation water to its South-East vineyards over winter. The department denied the allocation application, saying it was filed two days after the deadline, but Pernod Ricard claims it can prove otherwise.