Month: November 2019
Link between grapes and bulk wine pricing explored
Riverina grapegrowers have been briefed about a study that indicates a correlation between wine grapes and bulk wine pricing. The analysis comes as growers and winemakers commence negotiations in setting grape contract prices for the forthcoming vintage and calls by growers that irrigation water costs represent a significant factor in their current growing costs. A […]
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Businesses graduate from Australia’s inaugural wine industry technology program
Just three weeks ago at the Wine Industry Impact Awards, SA Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Tim Whetstone announced the seven companies who would go through the FOMENT Wine and Tourism Technology Accelerator. Last night, each company pitched their developments at the FOMENT graduation event, which was attended by representatives from PIRSA, winemakers, […]
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Pinot Noir blossoms in Orange
A Pinot Noir from Orange has won a gold medal at the National Wine Show for the first time. With the gold medal winners in the Pinot class usually hailing from cool, southern wine regions like Tasmania, the Yarra Valley and the Mornington Peninsula, the gold medal awarded to Colmar Estate’s 2018 Block 1 Pinot […]
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Vickery Wines: new release, new winemaker
Vickery Wines has released its first ever Reserve range following the 2017 vintages in the Watervale and Eden Valley regions. The old master of Australian Riesling, John Vickery, has dedicated his career to producing Rieslings that both age well and have maximum flavour. The two Reserve wines have been made from small parcels from Chris […]
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New Zealand Wines’ challenges and opportunities
Although New Zealand still is a very young wine country, with roughly only 30-40 years’ experience producing wine, the challenges and the difficulties New Zealand has, is that the country is known for one grape and one region: Sauvignon Blanc and Marlborough.
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The largest markets in Ecommerce: Key trends from China, France and the US
Ecommerce is a major growth channel for beverage alcohol and is forecast to be worth US$45.5bn by 2024. Of the ten core markets studied as part of the IWSR’s Global Ecommerce 2019 Strategic Study, China is the biggest online market for alcohol drinks by some distance, followed by France and the US.
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USA market: is it the new hope for Aussie wine?
Panellists shared their highs and lows of the USA market so far in their wine journey, whether long term or starting out.
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Amazon quietly rolls out an own brand wine range
Ecommerce giant Amazon has quietly rolled out an own brand range of “affordable” wines, called Compass Road, which launched in Germany earlier this month. The six wines comprise a Pinot Grigio, a Merlot, Chardonnay, Grenache Rosé, Dornfelder and Riesling, which are available to Amazon Prime members and retail for 19.99 euros for all six lines.
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Fake Australian wine worth $1000 is seized in Cambodia
Photo: The Daily Mail – Counterfeit bottles of Australian Penfolds wine have been seized by Cambodian authorities during a raid on a bootlegging operation. Several thousand bottles of booze, along with counterfeit packaging including labels and boxes were confiscated.
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Rioja winery invests in Washington State
Rioja producer Valdemar has opened a new winery in Walla Walla, Washington State, making it the first foreign-owned winery in the region. Valdemar’s new winery is the first solo investment by a European business in the region.
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Chris Jericho launches ‘A Little Bit of the Bubbly’ sparkling wine
After winning the first AEW World Title at All Out in September, he wandered around backstage aimlessly just talking, and uttered the phrase “A little bit of the bubbly”.
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Tasmania wine wins best Pinot Noir in Australia for 2019
Tertini Wines has won the 2019 Australian Pinot Noir Challenge with its 2018 Tasmania Pinot Noir. The awards were announced at a trophy dinner at Cumulus Inc. in Melbourne. Chair of judges Phillip Rich said Tertini beat strong competition to win best Tasmanian wine and clearly shone among an outstanding suite of the best wines […]
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Every drop needs to count
Farmers can be reassured their entire water allocation is there to be used, after a recent Murray-Darling Basin Authority communique clarified the matter. The communique stated, “The Basin Plan provides for the allocation and use of that water up to the sustainable diversion limit in each catchment”. Minister for Water Resources, David Littleproud, said the […]
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New results provide a better picture of tourism to Australian wine regions
In 2018–19, the most visited wine regions in Australia for domestic travellers who also went to a winery in the area were Margaret River, Mornington Peninsula, Hunter and Barossa Valley, the annual Tourism Research Australia has revealed.
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Mandatory pregnancy labels on alcohol set to cost industry a lot more
Andrew Wilsmore, the CEO of Alcohol Beverages Australia (ABA), discusses the cost that will likely be incurred if mandatory pregnancy labelling goes ahead. The proposed mandatory pregnancy warning label was released by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) on Friday 4 October and it has all the hallmarks of looking for a fix to […]
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Demand for low-alcohol wine doubles in a year
Low-alcohol wines have become a hit with consumers. Kiwi winemakers are selling twice as much low-alcohol wine in Australia than a year ago and demand at home is expected to triple in the next five years.
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