Category: Australian Wine Industry News
Influence of novel vineyard cover crops on the aroma and flavour of wine to be explored
Photo: Recipient of the Dr Tony Jordan OAM Memorial Award, Andrew O’Brien. University of Adelaide PhD candidate Andrew O’Brien has been awarded Wine Australia’s Dr Tony Jordan OAM Award for 2025 to support his studies into the impact of novel cover crops on the aroma and flavour of wine. The Award, named in honour of […]
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The Australian Wine Industry Awards returns celebrating 35th anniversary of the Maurice O’Shea Awards
The new Maurice O’Shea Award trophy inspired by Mount Pleasant Wines’ new brand design. Image courtesy of Australian Wine Industry Awards The Australian Wine Industry Awards returns for 2025, continuing in partnership with McWilliam’s Wines and Mount Pleasant Wines to present both the Maurice O’Shea Award and McWilliam’s Wines Excellence in Action Award. This year […]
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Research to boost growers’ connection with ‘green finance’
A Charles Sturt University researcher argues that sustainability research is particularly relevant to supporting Australian farmers’ resilience to both climate change and market risk. Lecturer in Economics and Finance in the Charles Sturt School of Business Dr Nicola Thomas teaches Business Economics and Macroeconomics in the Bachelor of Business. Dr Thomas recently spoke at the Australian Bureau of […]
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Australia’s united food and wine team heads to Japan
The Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group is headed to Tokyo in April as part of an ongoing effort to improve bilateral trade relations and increase export opportunities for Australia’s premium wine and food producers. It’s the sixth target market for the Collaboration Group, which has previously focussed its attention on emerging markets across Asia […]
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Stephen Henschke awarded the 2025 Institute of Masters of Wine Winemakers’ Winemaker Award
Photo courtesy of the Institute of Masters of Wine Stephen Henschke has been named the recipient of the 2025 Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) Winemakers’ Winemaker Award. The award was presented in association with the Drinks Business at a reception during ProWein in Düsseldorf by Patrick Schmitt MW, Drinks Business editor-in-chief, and Rod Smith MW, […]
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Australian Grape & Wine welcomes unfair trading protections for small businesses
Australian Grape & Wine (AGW) has welcomed a commitment by the Federal Government to extend unfair trading practice protections to small businesses, ensuring a more level playing field for businesses across the wine sector. In a statement, AGW that said Friday’s announcement builds on the government’s ongoing efforts to address power imbalances between small and […]
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Brown Brothers bottle a sustainable future
It has been a hive of activity at one of Australia’s leading wine producers, with Brown Brothers officially opening its newest bottling facility.
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Barossa’s Chateau Tanunda welcomes 135th anniversary vintage with annual bell ringing ceremony
Château Tanunda has marked the start of the 2025 vintage in the Barossa this week with its annual ‘ringing of the bell’ ceremony.
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Winegrape growers call for ACCC enforced purchases code as inquiry enters second hearing
The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs Committee is today hearing evidence from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Federal Department of Agriculture in the second hearing of its inquiry into the Australian winegrape purchases code of conduct. At a previous hearing held in South Australia’s Riverland, the country’s largest winegrowing region, the […]
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Historic win for Coonawarra Cabernet
Yalumba’s 2021 Sanctum Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon has claimed back-to-back wins at the Limestone Coast Wine Show. It’s the first time in the 23-year history of the prestigious event that the same wine from the same vintage and vineyard has been declared the stand-out entry two years in a row, winning four major trophies and outclassing 423 other entries from 53 exhibitors.
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ACCC decision paves the way for Accolade-Pernod Ricard merger
The merging of two of Australia’s largest wine producers has taken a step closer after a decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). In a statement issued today, Australian Wine Holdco Limited (AWL), which is a consortium of international institutional investors, has welcomed the ACCC’s decision to grant merger clearance for the combination […]
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Halliday Wine Companion reveals Australia’s top 100 wineries
Halliday Wine Companion has announced its ‘Top 100 Wineries 2024’, celebrating the best wineries in Australia, right now. The list of 100 spans producers from around the country and focuses on the complete portfolio of wines. Each name listed is regarded as a “true champion of Australian wine”. Proudly sitting at number one is Hunter Valley icon Tyrrell’s Wines.
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Landmark history of Australian wine gains global recognition after winning prestigious international award
The Australian Ark, The Story of Australian Wine – 1788 to the Modern Era, published earlier this year, has picked up its first international publishing award.
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McLaren Vale’s Fox Creek Wines is placed into voluntary administration
COVID-19 disruptions, reduced tourist numbers and the impact of China’s wine tariffs have been noted as factors leading to the decision to appoint administrators to Fox Creek Wines.
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Shipments to mainland China boost Australian wine export volume and value to 3-year highs
In the 12 months ended September 2024, Australian wine exports increased by 34 per cent in value to $2.39 billion and by 7 per cent in volume to 643 million litres, according to Wine Australia’s Export Report released today. These are the highest levels of shipments by both volume and value since the 12 months […]
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Granite Belt winemaker continues winning trajectory at Australian Mediterranean Varieties Wine Show
Photo: Winemaker Boxi Zhen with his two award-winning wines Ballandean Estate winemaker Boxi Zhen has continued his winning streak at the Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland 2024 Australian Mediterranean Varieties Wine Show, held recently in Toowoomba. Queensland’s oldest family-owned and run winery was awarded Best in Queensland White for its 2023 Wild Ferment Viognier, and […]
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