Category: Australian Wine Industry News
IMPACT Conference to provide key answers to industry
Independent consultant Andre Morgenthal will be a speaker at the 2023 Wine Industry IMPACT Conference in Adelaide South Australian regions will be providing practical suggestions, ideas, and examples for wine industry operators to elevate their businesses at the upcoming 2023 Wine Industry IMPACT Conference to be held next week in Adelaide. “We urge all businesses […]
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ASVO Awards for Excellence winners revealed
Photo: John Krüger The recipients of the Australian Society of Viticulture & Oenology’s 2023 Awards for Excellence were announced last night at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide. The Awards for Excellence are judged by a select committee of industry peers who are themselves distinguished leaders in the fields of viticulture or oenology. The Winemaker […]
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Data to transform vineyard management: Nuffield scholar
A South Australian viticulturist says farmers will one day use wearable technology to see data feeds, including AI-generated management recommendations, on their land and in real time. Nuffield Australia has just published the research of 2021 scholar Hans Loder, from Coonawarra, following his international study tour, supported by Wine Australia. Loder’s report, titled ‘Here come […]
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Australian Prosecco naming rights safe for now as EU trade deal collapses
Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell has pulled the plug on a deal with his European Union counterparts, walking away from trade talks yesterday in Osaka, Japan. Minister Farrell was due to finalise the Australia-EU free trade agreement but backed out because the EU’s latest offer on the table was ‘still not good enough’. It’s the […]
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James Halliday AM honoured with the inaugural d’Arry Osborn Award
Photo: James Halliday AM (left) and d’Arenberg chief winemaker and viticulturalist Chester Osborn d’Arenberg says it is thrilled to announce that James Halliday AM, the esteemed wine critic and author, is the recipient of the first-ever d’Arry Osborn Award, presented at the 2023 McLaren Vale Wine Show ‘Bushing Lunch’. This prestigious award has been established […]
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TWE acquires fastest-growing luxury wine brand in the United States, DAOU Vineyards
Treasury Wine Estates has today announced it is acquiring leading luxury US wine business, DAOU Vineyards, for an upfront consideration of US$900 million, plus an additional earn-out of up to US$100 million. This acquisition will transform the TWE business, cementing its position as a global luxury wine leader. Accelerating TWE’s luxury growth strategy The US […]
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Canadian buyers to tour SA’s Riverland wine region
Quebec’s government monopoly liquor board will be touring the Riverland tomorrow to learn more about how diversity and innovation are transforming the Riverland wine region and creating exciting new products for export. The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) team from Canada will meet with grapegrowers and winemakers, who will showcase the evolution of wine […]
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Trophies awarded at 2023 McLaren Vale Wine Show
Photo: 2023 Bushing Monarchs Chalk Hill Wines’ Tom Harvey and Renee Hirsch. Credit Ben Macmahon Chalk Hill Wines’ 2022 Tempranillo Grenache has been named McLaren Vale’s Best Wine of Show for 2023, seeing Winemaker Renae Hirsch and Owner Tom Harvey crowned McLaren Vale Bushing Monarchs for a second time. The trophies from the 2023 MGA […]
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Winemakers and cider producers get $10 million tourism boost
The Federal Government has provided $10 million worth of grants to wine and cider producers across the country to help attract visitors to wine regions and promote agri-tourism. The Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant Program supports cellar door operators to upgrade their infrastructure, support regional employment and increase demand for Australian wine. Minister for […]
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2023 Women in Wine Symposium
Registrations are now open for the 2023 Australian Women in Wine National Symposium, which will explore the challenges women face pursuing a career in Australian wine and how to advance them to positions of power for the betterment of the industry. The one-day symposium will take place at 12-Micron, Barangaroo, Sydney, on Friday, 17 November, […]
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Inca Lee begins roles as chief executive of SAWIA
The South Australian Wine Industry Association (SAWIA) has today welcomed Inca Lee as its new chief executive, taking over from Brian Smedley who is retiring in July. Lee’s appointment was announced in April. She is well known to the South Australian grape and wine community, having spent the past seven years as CEO of Vinehealth […]
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Vale John Purbrick
Reginald John Stevens Purbrick — former managing director, marketing director and chair of the board of Victoria’s oldest family-owned winery Tahbilk, the father of former CEO and winemaker Alister Purbrick and the grandfather of its environmental manager Hayley Purbrick — has died aged 93. Known as John, he was born in London on the 2 […]
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Dr Michele Allan AO reappointed Wine Australia Chair
Dr Michele Allan AO has been reappointed as the Chair of Wine Australia for three years from 4 July 2023. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Murray Watt said Dr Allan had shown strong leadership and direction for the industry and had the support of Australia’s wine industry to continue in the role. “I congratulate […]
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Jim Barry Wines welcomes senior viticulturist
Photo: Brooke Howell Brooke Howell has been appointed as senior viticulturist at Jim Barry Wines in the Clare Valley. Howell joins the family-owned winery after 12 years at Hill-Smith Family Estates, where she took on viticulturist roles in the Barossa, Limestone Coast and Riverland regions before becoming Barossa/Eden Valley vineyard manager and viticulturist in 2019. […]
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Track & Trace puts biosecurity app’s real-life data to the test
Photo: NSW Department of Primary Industries, Plant Biosecurity Enhancement director, Dr Shane Hetherington; Southern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub director, Cindy Cassidy; and NSW Wine president, Mark Bourne at the NSW DPI Head Office in Orange. Local vignerons, biosecurity specialists and industry representatives met yesterday in Orange to measure the edge technology can deliver via real-time data to increase […]
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Vintage 2023: An excellent vintage in Margaret River
Harvesting Chardonnay at the Gnarawary Vineyard. Photo courtesy of Vasse Felix/Margaret River Wine. 2023 proved to be an extended yet very rewarding vintage in the Margaret River Wine Region. Optimal, dry weather conditions paired with the absence of any significant climatic challenges or disease pressure set the scene for a moderate season, ideal for gentle, […]
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