Category: Australia
Urgent callout for more wine
Demand for South Australian Wine Connect 24 Master Class tastings in Vietnam has forced organisers to make urgent calls for additional wine stock to be shipped in from other cities in Asia and from Australia.
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WA wineries backed by funding for market re-entry into China
A $500,000 support package has been announced to assist wineries in Western Australia, with the aim of accelerating WA wine exports to China.
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Quality and affordability come first as under $30 wines win out
Australian wine retailer Vintage Cellars has released the winning line-up from its annual Best of Wine Awards 2024, where quality and affordability have reigned supreme. 60% of the winning selections from the blind-tasting priced at $30 or less.
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Further assistance for South Australian winegrape growers
Wine grape growers across South Australia who are experiencing challenges due to the current oversupply of red wine grapes will soon be able to access additional support through a State Government grant to Rural Business Support.
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Earliest vintage on record spells exciting potential for Margaret River
The 2024 vintage in Margaret River was early, fast-paced and “bodes well” for quality wines, according to Margaret River Wine.
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Yellow Tail goes green: Casella switches on massive multi-million-dollar solar facility in NSW
Casella Family Brands, one of Australia’s largest producers, known for brands such as Yellow Tail, has unveiled a multi-million-dollar solar power facility at its largest production site in Yenda, NSW which will supply roughly 35% of the site’s electricity.
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Cool climate wine show hopes to highlight grapes growing in popularity
Drawing entries from across the nation’s chilly viticultural zones, the National Cool Climate Wine Show (NCCWS) caters to both boutique and large-scale wineries.
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Fourth consecutive win for Victoria: Yarra Valley producer named Australian Winery of the Year
Australian wine publication The Real Review has announced its ranking of the Top Wineries of Australia, with Yarra Valley producer Yarra Yering crowned this year’s Winery of the Year Australia. The results mark the fourth consecutive win for Victorian wineries and follow an intensive tasting of over 10,000 wines over the course of a year, reviewed by a panel of Australia’s top critics.
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Vietnam’s appetite for wine ‘buoyed by dynamic economy’
An 11-winery trade mission to Vietnam from South Australia this week aims to boost sales in the fast-growing Vietnam wine market with revenues of US$229.20 million in 2023 and a volume increase of 2.5 percent this year.
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Gamay tasting open for entries
Australian and New Zealand producers of still wines made predominantly from Gamay are invited to enter am upcoming tasting of the red varietal by the Wine & Viticulture Journal.
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Orora experiences “soft demand” for glass
Glass bottle manufacturer Orora is experiencing a decrease in demand for its glass products, with the company downgrading its forecasted earnings for the financial year 2024 (FY24).
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Sparkling sensation: Grant Burge Wines celebrates 30 everyday Aussies leaving their mark
Grant Burge Wines has announced the recipients of its inaugural ‘30 Leaving Their Mark’ awards, which recognise the extraordinary achievements of 30 everyday Australians making a difference. From Claire Lane, a former nurse who founded Save Our Supplies to collect surplus usable medical supplies to distribute to disadvantaged communities across the Asia Pacific region to Matt Bowtell, a former Toyota engineer who designs and 3D prints prosthetic hands that are supplied free to people in need across the world, the ‘30 Leaving Their Mark’ initiative celebrates the work and achievements of inspiring Aussies.
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Entries now open for the 2024 Royal Queensland Wine Awards
The Royal Queensland Wine Awards are now open for entries for the 2024 competition. Tom Carson will lead a team of judges from across the nation to benchmark Australia’s best wines and provide written feedback to each exhibitor.
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Halliday retires from weekly column
Australia’s best-known wine writer and critic, James Halliday AM, signed off his last weekly column for The Weekend Australian Magazine on Saturday, handing over the reins to Nick Ryan. Halliday, now 85-years-old, has been writing for The Weekend Australian since 1984, marking 2024 as the writer’s 40th year with the magazine.
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Market diversification remains essential as Australian wine returns to China
The Australian wine industry breathed a sigh of relief last week after the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced late on Thursday that it would lift the tariffs on Australian wine exports into China, a decision that was effective as of Friday 29 March.
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The power of ‘honing-in’ for market growth
‘Honing-in’ was the focus at the Wine Growth Summit in Adelaide yesterday, with industry professionals reiterating the results of knowing your market, playing to your strengths, and tailoring the experience to your specific consumer.
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