article_snippet: A stark contrast to back in 1973 when a cask hadn't taken off yet and drinking wine was only consumed on special occasions - hence each Aussie only drank about 9.8 litres of wine per year.
article_snippet: This figure jumped to 19.3 litres per capita consumption over the next decade as people really got into the boxed varietal.
highlights_snippet: In 1973, each Australian was only drinking 9.8 litres of wine per year .
  
highlights_snippet: After 10 years of cask presence, consumption rose to 19.3 litres per capita .